sovereign
To rule over as a sovereignTo rule over as a sovereign.
» Zelenskyy is an elected president of a sovereign country.
Selenskyj ist der gewählte Präsident eines souveränen Landes. — frpzzd
Зеленский — избранный президент суверенной страны. — atitarev
Зеленський — обраний президент суверенної країни. — atitarev
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1 sensesTo rule over as a sovereign.
Examples
42 sentencesZelenskyy is an elected president of a sovereign country.
Зеленський — обраний президент суверенної країни. — atitarev
ruЗеленский — избранный президент суверенной страны. — atitarev
deSelenskyj ist der gewählte Präsident eines souveränen Landes. — frpzzd
Ukraine is a sovereign country.
Україна — суверенна країна. — atitarev
ruУкраина — суверенная страна. — atitarev
deDie Ukraine ist ein souveränes Land. — atitarev
Algeria is a fully sovereign state.
Algeria is a recognized sovereign nation.
The sovereign completely recovered from his illness.
Origin
From Middle English sovereyn, from Old French soverain (whence also modern French souveraiFrom Middle English sovereyn, from Old French soverain (whence also modern French souverain), from Vulgar Latin *superānus (compare Italian sovrano, Spanish soberano) from Latin super (“above”). Spelling influenced by folk-etymology association with reign. Doublet of soprano, from the same Latin root via Italian. Doublet of souverain. See also suzerain, foreign.
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Forms
sovereigns, sovereigning, sovereigned, sovereigned| Base form | sovereign · to sovereign |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sovereigns |
| Present participle | sovereigning |
| Past simple | sovereigned |
| Past participle | sovereigned |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.