Definizione monolingua

govern

govern (third-person singular simple present governs, present participle governing, simple past and past participle governed)

1. (transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
2. (transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.

   Govern yourselves like civilized people.

   a student who could not govern his impulses.

3. (transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.

   Chance usually governs the outcome of the game.

4. (transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.

   a valve that governs fuel intake.

5. (intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.
6. (intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.
7. (transitive) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.

Definizione dizionario govern

governare

dominare

amministrare

aspettare

attendere

comandare

contenere

controllare

curare

dirigere

disporre

incaricare

ordinare

provare

reggere

regnare

regolare

verificare

Altri significati:

( '''intr.''' ) to have a determining influence

(transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.

( '''intr.''' ) to exercise political authority

to exercise sovereign authority in

keep down (e.g. information)

(transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.

to control the actions of

(transitive) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.

(transitive) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.

(intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government.

fold (one’s arms)

(intransitive) To have or exercise a determining influence.

to exercise a determining influence on

(transitive) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.

to control the speed or magnitude of