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Translate govern from English to Dutch

Summary

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govern:
- controleren
Wiktionary:
- govern → leiden, regeren, regelen, beheersen, bepalen
- govern → regeeren, besturen, de scepter zwaaien, heersen, regeren, koning zijn

English

Detailed Translations for govern from English to Dutch

govern:

to govern verb (governs, governed, governing)

to govern (control)

– direct or strongly influence the behavior of ¹
controleren
- controleren verb (controleer, controleert, controleerde, controleerden, gecontroleerd)

Conjugations for govern:

present

govern
govern
governs
govern
govern
govern

simple past

governed
governed
governed
governed
governed
governed

present perfect

have governed
have governed
has governed
have governed
have governed
have governed

past continuous

was governing
were governing
was governing
were governing
were governing
were governing

future

shall govern
will govern
will govern
shall govern
will govern
will govern

continuous present

am governing
are governing
is governing
are governing
are governing
are governing

subjunctive

be governed
be governed
be governed
be governed
be governed
be governed

diverse

govern!
let's govern!
governed
governing

1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for govern:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
controleren		audit; check; probe
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
controleren	control; govern	audit; auditing; check; control; count again; examine; inspect; review; run over again; survey; verify; view
-	order; regularise; regularize; regulate; rule
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	rule

Related Words for "govern":

governing, government, governable, governed

Synonyms for "govern":

regulate; regularize; regularise; order; decide; make up one's mind; determine
control; command
rule
necessitate; ask; postulate; need; require; take; involve; call for; demand

Antonyms for "govern":

deregulate

Related Definitions for "govern":

direct or strongly influence the behavior of¹
- His belief in God governs his conduct¹
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations¹
exercise authority over; as of nations¹
- Who is governing the country now?¹
require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood¹
- most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German¹

Wiktionary Translations for govern:

govern

verb

(intr.) to exercise political authority
- govern → leiden; regeren
to control the speed or magnitude of
- govern → regelen
to control the actions of
- govern → beheersen
to exercise a determining influence on
- govern → bepalen
to exercise sovereign authority in
- govern → regeren

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• govern	→ regeeren	↔ regieren — Politik: die Herrschaft ausüben, die Macht haben
• govern	→ besturen; de scepter zwaaien; heersen; regeren	↔ gouverner — diriger une embarcation à l’aide d’un gouvernail.
• govern	→ koning zijn; regeren; besturen; de scepter zwaaien; heersen	↔ régner — exercer le pouvoir souverain dans un état monarchique ; il se dit des princes souverains, même quand ils ne portent pas le titre de roi.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University