governen

Catalan

Verb

governen

1. 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

1. To lead a group or mass of people; to direct:
   1. To exercise political authority over; to govern.
   2. To supervise; to lead while monitoring.
2. To direct an individual or thing directly:
   1. (physiology) To affect a body part or bodily system.
   2. To keep under constraint; to limit (often reflexive)
3. To display or engage in certain behaviours or actions.
4. To operate a device or machine (especially a boat)
5. To affect or influence (usually used of abstractions)
6. To undergo a course of treatment, restoration, or curing.
7. (grammar) To depend upon or govern (a part of speech)
8. (rare) To influence or affect an individual or thing directly.

Conjugation

Conjugation of governen (weak in -ede)

infinitive	(to) governen, governe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	governe	governed(e)
2nd-person singular	governest	governedest
3rd-person singular	governeth	governed(e)
subjunctive singular	governe
imperative singular		—
plural1	governen, governe	governeden, governed(e)
imperative plural	governeth, governe	—
participles	governynge, governende	governed, ygoverned

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• governaile
• governaunce
• governement
• governeresse
• governour
• governynge

Descendants

• English: govern
• Scots: govern

References

• “governen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 December 2018.