- Types Of Speech
- You can use govern as a verb in a sentence.
- About Govern
- A 2 syllables verb and 6 letters with the letters e, g, n, o, r, and v, 4 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters ve. Govern starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters g, go, gov, gove, gover, and the ending characters are n, rn, ern, vern, overn, ..
- Definition
- Direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"
- Origin/Roots
- Anglo Norman
- School Grade
- Govern is set as a grade seven word that starts with g, ends with n, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 6 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is govern a scrabble word? A 10 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Govern in Pig Latin is said as "overngay or overngway".
- Unigram
- g | o | v | e | r | n
- Bigram
- go | ov | ve | er | rn
- Trigram
- gov | ove | ver | ern
- Quadrigram
- gove | over | vern
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- direct or strongly influence the behavior of;
"His belief in God governs his conduct" - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage;
impose regulations;
"We cannot regulate the way people dress";
"This town likes to regulate" - 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"
Synonym | Definition |
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Adhere | follow through or carry out a plan without deviation "They adhered to their plan" |
Administer | give or apply (medications) |
Administrate | work in an administrative capacity supervise "administer a program" |
Aplomb | great coolness and composure under strain "keep your cool" |
Applied Scientist | |
Apprehension | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
Arrest | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
Assuredness | great coolness and composure under strain "keep your cool" |
Baffle | a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy |
Behavior | manner of acting or conducting yourself |
View all cognitive synonyms for Govern
Anagram | Definition |
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Govern | direct or strongly influence the behavior of "His belief in God governs his conduct" |
View English words with the unique letters used in govern. Words With The Letters Egnorv
Word | Definition |
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Governance | the act of governing exercising authority "regulations for the governing of state prisons" "he had considerable experience of government" |
Governing | the act of governing exercising authority "regulations for the governing of state prisons" "he had considerable experience of government" |
Government | the act of governing exercising authority "regulations for the governing of state prisons" "he had considerable experience of government" |
Government Activity |
Word | Definition |
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Command | availability for use "the materials at the command of the potters grew" |
Control | the activity of managing or exerting control over something "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" |
Name | Male | Female |
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Governor | No | No |
Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
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Governor (8 letters) | 12 +2 | 15 +2 | governor | ||
Governed (8 letters) | 13 +3 | 16 +3 | governed | ||
Converge (8 letters) | 14 +4 | 18 +5 | converge | ||
Govern (6 letters) | 10 | 13 | egnorv | ||
Verge On (8 letters) | |||||
Congreve (8 letters) | 14 +4 | 18 +5 | converge |
Govern Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With G
- Ends With N
- Spelled With / Contains Letters