govern


Meanings

  • bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations;
  • 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"
  • GOVERN v -ED, -ING, -S to rule or direct


Scrabble Score: 10

govern is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

govern is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

govern is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 13

govern is a valid Words With Friends word