"governen" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Catalan]

Head templates: {{head|ca|verb form}} governen
  1. third-person plural present indicative of governar Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present, third-person Form of: governar
    Sense id: en-governen-ca-verb-aqhZFDbc Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 2 2 4 22 8 1 7 2 26 3

Verb [Middle English]

IPA: /ɡuˈvɛrnən/, /ˈɡuvərnən/
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French governer, guverner, from Latin gubernō, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|enm|fro|governer}} Old French governer, {{m|fro|guverner}} guverner, {{der|enm|la|gubernō}} Latin gubernō, {{der|enm|grc|κυβερνάω}} Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} governen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|govern}} Forms: weak [table-tags], governen [infinitive], to governen [infinitive], governe [infinitive], governe [first-person, present, singular], governed [first-person, past, singular], governest [present, second-person, singular], governedest [past, second-person, singular], governeth [present, singular, third-person], governed [past, singular, third-person], governe [present, singular, subjunctive], governed [past, singular, subjunctive], governe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], governen [plural, present], governe [plural, present], governeden [past, plural], governede [past, plural], governeth [imperative, plural, present], governe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], governynge [participle, present], governende [participle, present], governed [participle, past], ygoverned [participle, past]
  1. To lead a group or mass of people; to direct:
    To exercise political authority over; to govern.
    Sense id: en-governen-enm-verb-wVt~7kl5
  2. To lead a group or mass of people; to direct:
    To supervise; to lead while monitoring.
    Sense id: en-governen-enm-verb-YbE6QTHP
  3. To direct an individual or thing directly:
    (physiology) To affect a body part or bodily system.
    Categories (topical): Physiology, Health, Human behaviour
    Sense id: en-governen-enm-verb-l6XeHxlR Disambiguation of Health: 7 3 36 8 13 0 13 1 5 13 Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 14 1 21 14 17 0 10 1 15 7 Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
  4. To direct an individual or thing directly:
    To keep under constraint; to limit (often reflexive)
    Sense id: en-governen-enm-verb-yDd7UES5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 2 2 4 22 8 1 7 2 26 3
  5. To display or engage in certain behaviours or actions. Categories (topical): Government
    Sense id: en-governen-enm-verb-5f3YbBD6 Disambiguation of Government: 23 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 27 0
  6. To operate a device or machine (especially a boat)
    Sense id: en-governen-enm-verb-Acappyha
  7. To affect or influence (usually used of abstractions)
    Sense id: en-governen-enm-verb-TOzZ1SJp
  8. To undergo a course of treatment, restoration, or curing.
    Sense id: en-governen-enm-verb-0rGZxm53
  9. (grammar) To depend upon or govern (a part of speech) Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-governen-enm-verb-AZkewJuZ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 2 2 4 22 8 1 7 2 26 3 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 2 2 4 21 8 1 7 2 28 4 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  10. (rare) To influence or affect an individual or thing directly. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-governen-enm-verb-RpenQSH~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: governe, guverne, gouvern Related terms: governaile, governaunce, governement, governeresse, governour, governynge

Alternative forms

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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "to governen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governedest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governeden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governeth",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "governed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ygoverned",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "governen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "govern"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "governaile"
    },
    {
      "word": "governaunce"
    },
    {
      "word": "governement"
    },
    {
      "word": "governeresse"
    },
    {
      "word": "governour"
    },
    {
      "word": "governynge"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To lead a group or mass of people; to direct:",
        "To exercise political authority over; to govern."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "govern",
          "govern"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To lead a group or mass of people; to direct:",
        "To supervise; to lead while monitoring."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "supervise",
          "supervise"
        ],
        [
          "monitoring",
          "monitoring"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Physiology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To direct an individual or thing directly:",
        "To affect a body part or bodily system."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "physiology",
          "physiology"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "To direct an individual or thing directly:",
        "(physiology) To affect a body part or bodily system."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "physiology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To direct an individual or thing directly:",
        "To keep under constraint; to limit (often reflexive)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direct",
          "direct"
        ],
        [
          "limit",
          "limit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To display or engage in certain behaviours or actions."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "behaviours",
          "behaviours"
        ],
        [
          "actions",
          "actions"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To operate a device or machine (especially a boat)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "device",
          "device"
        ],
        [
          "machine",
          "machine"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To affect or influence (usually used of abstractions)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "affect",
          "affect"
        ],
        [
          "influence",
          "influence"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To undergo a course of treatment, restoration, or curing."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "treatment",
          "treatment"
        ],
        [
          "restoration",
          "restoration"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Grammar"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To depend upon or govern (a part of speech)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) To depend upon or govern (a part of speech)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To influence or affect an individual or thing directly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "influence",
          "influence"
        ],
        [
          "affect",
          "affect"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To influence or affect an individual or thing directly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡuˈvɛrnən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡuvərnən/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "governe"
    },
    {
      "word": "guverne"
    },
    {
      "word": "gouvern"
    }
  ],
  "word": "governen"
}

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