direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct" exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?" require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German
require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"
direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"
To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case
To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
To govern a place such as a country, or its people, means to be officially in charge of the place, and to have responsibility for making laws, managing the economy, and controlling public services. They go to the polls on Friday to choose the people they want to govern their country Their citizens are very thankful they are not governed by a dictator. = rule
require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German