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governen

Catalan

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Verb

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governen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of governar

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French governer, guverner, from Latin gubernō, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡuˈvɛrnən/, /ˈɡuvərnən/

Verb

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governen

  1. To lead a group or mass of people; to direct:
    1. To exercise political authority over; to govern.
    2. To supervise; to lead while monitoring.
  2. To direct an individual or thing directly:
    1. (physiology) To affect a body part or bodily system.
    2. To keep under constraint; to limit (often reflexive)
  3. To display or engage in certain behaviours or actions.
  4. To operate a device or machine (especially a boat)
  5. To affect or influence (usually used of abstractions)
  6. To undergo a course of treatment, restoration, or curing.
  7. (grammar) To depend upon or govern (a part of speech)
  8. (rare) To influence or affect an individual or thing directly.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of governen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) governen, governe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular governe governed
2nd-person singular governest governedest
3rd-person singular governeth governed
subjunctive singular governe
imperative singular —
plural1 governen, governe governeden, governede
imperative plural governeth, governe —
participles governynge, governende governed, ygoverned

1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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Descendants

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  • English: govern
  • Scots: govern

References

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