Synonyms: rule, reign, be in power
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡʌvn/ |
| Hyphenation | gov·ern |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑜𐑳𐑝𐑯 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐑀𐐲𐑂𐐯𐑉𐑌 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) govern | (I) governed |
| (thou) governest | (thou) governedst |
| (he) governs, governeth | (he) governed |
| (we) govern | (we) governed |
| (you) govern | (you) governed |
| (they) govern | (they) governed |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) govern | (I) governed |
| (thou) govern | (thou) governed |
| (he) govern | (he) governed |
| (we) govern | (we) governed |
| (you) govern | (you) governed |
| (they) govern | (they) governed |
| Imperative mood | |
| govern | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| governing | governed |
| Afrikaans | regeer |
|---|---|
| Catalan | governar |
| Danish | regere |
| Dutch | regeren |
| Esperanto | regi |
| Faeroese | sjórna; ráða fyri |
| Finnish | hallita |
| French | gouverner |
| German | beherrschen; regieren |
| Greek | βασιλεύω |
| Icelandic | stilla |
| Italian | governare |
| Latin | gubernare |
| Low German | regeren |
| Norwegian | beherske; styre |
| Papiamento | goberná |
| Polish | panować; rządzić |
| Portuguese | dominar; governar; reger |
| Romanian | conduce; controla; guverna |
| Saterland Frisian | härskje; behärskje; regierje |
| Spanish | gobernar; regir |
| Swedish | härska; regera |
| Thai | ปกครอง |
| West Frisian | regearje; hearskje |