govern

govern is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

goodbye - govern - grand

Verb change

Plain form
govern

Third-person singular
governs

Past tense
governed

Past participle
governed

Present participle
governing

(transitive & intransitive) If $x$ governs $y$ , $x$ controls $y$ through laws or other rules.
- Synonyms: manage, control and rule
The country is currently governed by the army.

The market is governed by the same economic laws of supply and demand.