Govern

//ˈɡʌv.ən//

Synonyms for "govern" (132 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (27)

Verb(1 words)
collocate

Strong matches (39)

Related words (66)

Adjective(1 words)
ruling

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

14 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

Related terms

4 entries

coordinate

1 entries

derived

9 entries

has context

1 entries

manner of

2 entries

related to

5 entries

Translations

221 translations across 80 languages.

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Afrikaans

4 entries
  • beheer verb (to control the actions of)
  • beheer verb (to control the speed or magnitude of)
  • bepaal verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
  • bepaal verb (to control the speed or magnitude of)

Albanian

1 entries
  • qeveris verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • εὐθύνω verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • εὐθύνω verb (to exercise a determining influence on)

Arabic

4 entries
  • تَحَكَّمَ verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • حكم verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • حَكَمَ verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • مَلَكَ verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Armenian

1 entries
  • կառավարել verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Asturian

1 entries
  • gobernar verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • idarə etmək verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • кірава́ць verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • пра́віць verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Bengali

1 entries
  • শাসন করা verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • влия́я verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
  • влия́я verb ((intr.) to have a determining influence)
  • направля́вам verb (to control the actions of)
  • регули́рам verb (to control the speed or magnitude of)

Burmese

2 entries
  • ကြီးကဲ verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • အုပ်စိုး verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Catalan

2 entries
  • governar verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • governar verb ((intr.) to exercise political authority)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 統攝 /统摄 verb (to control the actions of)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 治 verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • 治理 verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • 統攝 /统摄 verb (to control the actions of)
  • 統治 /统治 verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Czech

4 entries
  • ovládat verb (to control the actions of)
  • ovládat verb (to control the speed or magnitude of)
  • vládnout verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • vládnout verb ((intr.) to exercise political authority)

Danish

4 entries
  • beherske verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • bestemme verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
  • herske verb ((intr.) to have a determining influence)
  • lede verb (to control the speed or magnitude of)

Dutch

4 entries
  • beheersen verb (to control the actions of)
  • bepalen verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
  • besturen verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • leiden verb ((intr.) to exercise political authority)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • HqA-q-A-Y1V verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Estonian

2 entries
  • juhtima verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • valitsema verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hallita verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • hallita verb (to control the actions of)
  • hallita verb ((intr.) to exercise political authority)
  • määrätä verb (to exercise a determining influence on)

French

1 entries
  • gouverner verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Friulian

1 entries
  • guviernâ verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Galician

1 entries
  • governar verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Georgian

4 entries
  • მართავს verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • მართავს verb (to control the actions of)
  • მართვა verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • მმართველობა verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

German

4 entries
  • lenken verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
  • regeln verb (to control the speed or magnitude of)
  • regeln verb ((intr.) to have a determining influence)
  • regieren verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Greek

1 entries
  • κυβερνώ verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Haitian Creole

1 entries
  • gouvène verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • מָשַׁל verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Hindi

2 entries
  • शासन करना verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • हुकूमत करना verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • féken tart verb (to control the actions of)
  • igazgat verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • irányít verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • irányít verb (to control the actions of)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • stjórna verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • memerintah verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Italian

1 entries
  • governare verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 支配する verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • 支配する verb (grammar: to require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word)
  • 統治する verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • басқару verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Khmer

1 entries
  • គ្រប់គ្រង verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Korean

2 entries
  • 다스리다 verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • 통치하다 verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • башкаруу verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Lao

1 entries
  • ປົກຄອງ verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Latin

2 entries
  • gubernō verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • regō verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Latvian

1 entries
  • valdīt verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Ligurian

1 entries
  • governâ verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • valdyti verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • управува verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Malay

1 entries
  • memerintah verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Maltese

1 entries
  • iggverna verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • удирдах verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • ᠤᠳᠤᠷᠢᠳᠬᠤ verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Māori

2 entries
  • kāwana verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • whakahaere tikanga verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • rêvebirin verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • îdare kirin verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • regjere verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • styre verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Oromo

1 entries
  • bulchuu verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Pashto

2 entries
  • حکم چلول verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • حکومت کول verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Persian

1 entries
  • حکومت کردن verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Polish

4 entries
  • rządzić verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • rządzić verb (to control the actions of)
  • władać verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • zarządzać verb (to control the actions of)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • governar verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Romanian

4 entries
  • conduce verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
  • conduce verb ((intr.) to have a determining influence)
  • cârmui verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
  • dirija verb (to exercise a determining influence on)

Romansch

4 entries
  • reger verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • regnar verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • regner verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • riger verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Russian

4 entries
  • владе́ть verb (to control the actions of)
  • влия́ть verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
  • влия́ть verb ((intr.) to have a determining influence)
  • пра́вить verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • राष्टि verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Sardinian

4 entries
  • cuberrare verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • gruvennae verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • guvernai verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • guvernare verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • vládati verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • ùpravljati verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • вла́дати verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • у̀прављати verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Sicilian

2 entries
  • cuvirnari verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • guvirnari verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Slovak

2 entries
  • riadiť verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • vládnuť verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Slovene

4 entries
  • obvladati verb (to control the actions of)
  • obvladovati verb (to control the actions of)
  • vladati verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • vladati verb ((intr.) to exercise political authority)

Spanish

2 entries
  • gobernar verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • gobernar verb ((intr.) to exercise political authority)

Swedish

4 entries
  • härska verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • regera verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • styra verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • styra verb (grammar: to require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word)

Tajik

1 entries
  • идора кардан verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Tatar

1 entries
  • башкарырга verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Tetum

1 entries
  • ukun verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Thai

1 entries
  • ปกครอง verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Turkish

2 entries
  • hüküm sürmek verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • idare etmek verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • dolandyrmak verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • вплива́ти verb (to exercise a determining influence on)
  • вплива́ти verb ((intr.) to have a determining influence)
  • керува́ти verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • керува́ти verb (to control the actions of)

Urdu

1 entries
  • حکومت کرنا verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • boshqarmoq verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • idora qilmoq verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Venetan

3 entries
  • goernar verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • governar verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • guernar verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • cai trị verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • chỉ đạo verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • chủ quản verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • quản trị verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Volapük

2 entries
  • guverön verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • reigön verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Welsh

2 entries
  • arglwyddïo verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)
  • awdurdodi verb ((intr.) to exercise political authority)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • רעגירן verb (to exercise sovereign authority in)

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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In Great Britain the king reigns, but does not govern.

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That made him govern himself.

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They that govern the most make the least noise.

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You must learn to govern your temper.

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