govern

1. (transitive)To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.

   The old king governed the land wisely.

   regieren, steuern

   пра́витьprávitʹ, управля́тьupravljátʹ

   пра́витиprávyty, керува́тиkeruváty

   exercise authority over; as of nations

2. (intransitive)To exercise political authority; to run a government.

   regieren

   управля́тьupravljátʹ

   керува́тиkeruváty, пра́витиprávyty

3. (transitive)To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.

   Govern yourselves like civilized people.

   a student who could not govern his impulses

   regulieren

   управля́тьupravljátʹ, владе́тьvladétʹ

   керува́тиkeruváty

4. (transitive)To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.

   Chance governs the outcome of many card games.

   lenken

   влия́тьvlijátʹ

   вплива́тиvplyváty

5. (intransitive)To have or exercise a determining influence.

   regeln

   влия́тьvlijátʹ

   вплива́тиvplyváty

6. (transitive)To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.

   a valve that governs fuel intake

   regeln

   регули́роватьregulírovatʹ, управля́тьupravljátʹ

   регулюва́тиrehuljuváty, керува́тиkeruváty

7. (transitive)To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word.

   управлятьupravljatʹ

   require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood

8. (obsolete, transitive)To handle, to manage, to oversee (a matter, an affair, a household, etc.).

9. (obsolete, transitive)To direct the course of, to guide in some direction, to steer.

10. (obsolete, transitive)To look after, to take care of, to tend to (someone or some plant).

11. (obsolete, transitive)To manage, to control, to work (a tool or mechanical device).

1. Who'll govern the country?

   Хто керуватиме країною?

   ruКто будет управлять страной?

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2. The king governed the country.

   Король керував країною.

   ruКороль правил страной.

   deDer König regierte das Land.

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3. I think people should be allowed to govern themselves.

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4. The most important feature of all games is that they are governed by rules.

   ruСамая важная черта всех игр - они все имеют правила.

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5. It's a difficult country to govern.

   deDas ist ein schwer zu regierendes Land.

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