NOUN
  • Definition - The act of governing
VERB
  • Definition - To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
  • Example - The old king governed the land wisely.
  • Definition - To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
  • Example - Govern yourselves like civilized people.
  • Definition - To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
  • Example - Chance governs the outcome of many card games.
  • Definition - To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
  • Example - a valve that governs fuel intake
  • Definition - To exercise political authority; to run a government.
  • Example - a valve that governs fuel intake
  • Definition - To have or exercise a determining influence.
  • Example - a valve that governs fuel intake
  • Definition - (grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.
  • Example - a valve that governs fuel intake
Words in your word
6 Letter Words
govern 10
5 Letter Words
grove 9 roven 8 genro 6 goner 6
4 Letter Words
oven 7 over 7 rove 7 ergo 5 goer 5 gone 5 gore 5 ogre 5 reno 4
3 Letter Words
veg 7 vog 7 rev 6 voe 6 ego 4 eng 4 erg 4 gen 4 gor 4 neg 4 nog 4 org 4 reg 4 eon 3 ern 3 nor 3 one 3 ore 3 roe 3
2 Letter Words
go 3 en 2 er 2 ne 2 no 2 oe 2 on 2 or 2 re 2
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