govern

[US]/ˈɡʌvn/
[UK]/ˈɡʌvərn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. Att härska över
vt. Att kontrollera; att dominera.
Word Forms
Present Participlegoverning
Third Person Singulargoverns
Past Participlegoverned
Past Tensegoverned

Phrases & Collocations

governing body

styrande organ

government policies

regeringspolicys

Example Sentences

the school's governing body.

högskolans styrande organ.

a valve governing fuel intake.

en ventil som styr bränsleintaget.

Chance usually governs the outcome of the game.

Slump bestämmer vanligtvis spelets utgång.

he was incapable of governing the country.

han var oförmögen att styra landet.

the impulsion of the singers to govern the pace.

sångarnas drivkraft att styra tempot.

You should govern your temper.

Du bör kontrollera ditt temperament.

A king governs in that country.

En kung styr i det landet.

the future of Jamaica will be governed by geography not history.

Jamaicas framtid kommer att styras av geografi, inte historia.

constant principles govern the poetic experience.

konstanta principer styr den poetiska upplevelsen.

the Horatian ode has an intricate governing metre.

Horatius od har en invecklad styrande meter.

demand is the principal motor force governing economic activity.

efterfrågan är den främsta drivkraften som styr den ekonomiska aktiviteten.

advertising is governed by a self-regulating system.

marknadsföring styrs av ett självreglerande system.

the unexceptionable belief that society should be governed by law.

den obestridliga övertygelsen om att samhället bör styras av lag.

schools governed by local worthies.

skolor som styrs av lokala värdigheter.

The shool governing body meets once a term.

Styrelsen träffas en gång per termin.

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