govern
Definitions
Verb
- Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- Direct or strongly influence the behavior of
- Exercise authority over; as of nations
- Require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "govern".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | government | 3 | 418 |
| 2 | governor | 3 | 83 |
| 3 | governments | 3 | 61 |
| 4 | governmental | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | governing | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | government's | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | governed | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | governor's | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | governors | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | govern | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | governess | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | governs | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | self-government | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | governmentally | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | intergovernmental | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | mcgovern's | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | antigovernment | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | governale | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | governance | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | governments' | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | governors' | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | governorship | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | governorships | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | mcgovern | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | misgovernment | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | non-government | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | non-governmental | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | nongovernment | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | nongovernmental | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | self-govern | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | self-governing | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | ungovernable | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "govern".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | over | 2 | 1236 |
| 2 | governor | 3 | 83 |
| 3 | governing | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | governed | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | governors | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | oven | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | grover | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | governess | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | governs | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | glover | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | vern | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | gover | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | mcgovern | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | lovern | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | govier | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | governale | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | goverment | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | gove | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | goer | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | goen | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "govern" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "govern" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | that govern | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "govern" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | patterns | 2 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "govern".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 32
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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