govern, v.
(governed, governing, governs)
freq. cnt. 22
(governed, governing, governs)
freq. cnt. 22
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3
govern order regularise regularize regulate
sample sentences
"We cannot regulate the way people dress""This town likes to regulate"
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direct or strongly influence the behavior of
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8
govern
sample sentences
"His belief in God governs his conduct"verb frames
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exercise authority over; as of nations
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 3
govern rule
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"Who is governing the country now?"verb frames
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require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
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govern
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"most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"verb frames
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