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gubernō — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • govern verb To run the political affairs of a country, state, or region.
  • navigate verb To plan and follow a route or course while traveling.
  • pilot noun A person who operates the controls of an aircraft.
  • steer verb To control the direction of a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, typically using a wheel, rudder, or handlebars.

Senses

gubernō is used for these senses in English:

  • navigate (transitive) To plan, control and record the position and course of a vehicle, ship, aircraft, etc., on a journey; to follow a planned course.
  • pilot (transitive) To control (an aircraft or watercraft).

govern — full definition

  1. verb To run the political affairs of a country, state, or region.
  2. verb To control or strongly influence how something behaves or happens.
  3. verb To keep one's own behavior or emotions under control.

navigate — full definition

  1. verb To plan and follow a route or course while traveling.
  2. verb To find a way through a difficult or complicated situation.
  3. verb To move between pages or sections of a website or app.

Related Latin words