govern

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

1. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage;
impose regulations (Freq. 11)
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
• Syn:
regulate, regularize, regularise, order
• Ant:
deregulate (for: regulate)
• Derivationally related forms:
government, governor, order (for: order), regulation (for: regulate), regulator (for: regulate), regulating (for: regulate)
• Hypernyms:
decide, make up one's mind, determine
• Hyponyms:
standardize, standardise, zone, district
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. direct or strongly influence the behavior of (Freq. 8)
- His belief in God governs his conduct
• Derivationally related forms:
government
• Hypernyms:
control, command
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. exercise authority over;
as of nations (Freq. 3)
- Who is governing the country now?
• Syn:
rule
• Derivationally related forms:
rule (for: rule), ruler (for: rule), government, governor, governing, governance
• Hypernyms:
control, command
• Hyponyms:
throne, misgovern, dictate, reign
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s (for: rule)
- Somebody ----s
4. require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
- most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German
• Hypernyms:
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require,
take, involve, call for, demand
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rule, regulate, regularize, regularise, order