governs
Definitions
Verb
- Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- Direct or strongly influence the behavior of
- Exercise authority over; as of nations
- Require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "governs".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gallons | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | galen's | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | gammons | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | gamons | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | garron's | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | gazans | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | gearan's | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | gergen's | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | gibbens | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | gibbons | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | giddens | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | gillen's | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | gillins | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | githens | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | gittens | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | givens | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | givins | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | godines | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | goggans | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | goggins | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | gooden's | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | googins | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | goossens | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | gubbins | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "governs".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | governor | 3 | 83 |
| 2 | governments | 3 | 61 |
| 3 | governed | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | governor's | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | governors | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | govern | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | governess | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | grovers | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | ovens | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | mcgovern's | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | overs | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | gover | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | goers | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | goens | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | governors' | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | overruns | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | mcgovern | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | grover's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | vernis | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | vernes | 1 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "governs" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "governs".
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 24
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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