governen

== Catalan == === Verb === governen third-person plural present indicative of governar == Middle English == === Alternative forms === governe, guverne, gouvern === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Old French governer, guverner, from Latin gubernō, from Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡuˈvɛrnən/, /ˈɡuvərnən/ === Verb === governen To lead a group or mass of people; to direct: To exercise political authority over; to govern. To supervise; to lead while monitoring. To direct an individual or thing directly: (physiology) To affect a body part or bodily system. To keep under constraint; to limit (often reflexive) To display or engage in certain behaviours or actions. To operate a device or machine (especially a boat) To affect or influence (usually used of abstractions) To undergo a course of treatment, restoration, or curing. (grammar) To depend upon or govern (a part of speech) (rare) To influence or affect an individual or thing directly. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: govern Scots: govern ==== References ==== “governen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 December 2018.