What it means
- (verb) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in. “The old king governed the land wisely.”
- (verb) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain. “Govern yourselves like civilized people.”
- (verb) To exercise a deciding or determining influence on. “Chance governs the outcome of many card games.”
- (verb) To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate. “a valve that governs fuel intake”
- (verb) To exercise political authority; to run a government.
- (verb) To have or exercise a determining influence.
- (verb) (grammar) To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.
Letter analysis
- Governs contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
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Words starting with GOV
- gov
- govern
- governable
- governance
- governed
- governess
- governesses
- governing
- government
- governmental
- governments
- governor
- governors
- governorship
- govt
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Sub-words
Common questions
What does Governs mean?
To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
How many letters are in Governs?
Governs has 7 letters.
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