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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   govern

   • IPA[ˈɡəvərn]

   美式

   • v.
     conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of (a state, organization, or people)；control, influence, or regulate (a person, action, or course of events)

   • verb: govern, 3rd person present: governs, gerund or present participle: governing, past tense: governed, past participle: governed

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of (a state, organization, or people) he was incapable of governing the country 同義詞 rule, preside over, be in power over, reign over, control, ... 更多exercise control over, have control of, be in control of, be in charge of, command, hold sway over, hegemonize, lead, be the leader of, dominate, run, head, direct, administer, order, manage, regulate, guide, conduct, oversee, supervise, superintend, be at the helm of, steer, pilot, informalbe in the driving seat, literarysway
   • ▪ control, influence, or regulate (a person, action, or course of events) the future of Jamaica will be governed by geography not history 同義詞 determine, decide, control, regulate, direct, ... 更多rule, dictate, condition, form, shape, affect, have an effect on, influence, exert influence on, be a factor in, sway, act on, work on, mold, modify, alter, touch, have an impact on, impact on
   • ▪ conduct oneself, especially with regard to controlling one's emotions men would give in to passion and become unable to govern themselves 同義詞 control, restrain, keep in check, check, curb, ... 更多hold back, keep back, bridle, rein in, keep a tight rein on, subdue, constrain, contain
   • ▪ serve to decide (a legal case).
   • 2. (of a word) require that (another word or group of words) be in a particular case the Latin preposition “cum” governs nouns in the ablative