governen
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Catalan[edit]
Verb[edit]
governen
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French governer, guverner, from Latin gubernō, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
governen
- To lead a group or mass of people; to direct:
- To exercise political authority over; to govern.
- To supervise; to lead while monitoring.
- To direct an individual or thing directly:
- (physiology) To affect a body part or bodily system.
- To keep under constraint; to limit (often reflexive)
- To display or engage in certain behaviours or actions.
- To operate a device or machine (especially a boat)
- To affect or influence (usually used of abstractions)
- To undergo a course of treatment, restoration, or curing.
- (grammar) To depend upon or govern (a part of speech)
- (rare) To influence or affect an individual or thing directly.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of governen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “governen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-18.
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