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Meaning of "misgovern" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MISGOVERN

misgovern  [ˌmɪsˈɡʌvən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISGOVERN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Misgovern is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb misgovern in English.

WHAT DOES MISGOVERN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of misgovern in the English dictionary

The definition of misgovern in the dictionary is to govern badly.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MISGOVERN

PRESENT

Present
I misgovern
you misgovern
he/she/it misgoverns
we misgovern
you misgovern
they misgovern
Present continuous
I am misgoverning
you are misgoverning
he/she/it is misgoverning
we are misgoverning
you are misgoverning
they are misgoverning
Present perfect
I have misgoverned
you have misgoverned
he/she/it has misgoverned
we have misgoverned
you have misgoverned
they have misgoverned
Present perfect continuous
I have been misgoverning
you have been misgoverning
he/she/it has been misgoverning
we have been misgoverning
you have been misgoverning
they have been misgoverning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I misgoverned
you misgoverned
he/she/it misgoverned
we misgoverned
you misgoverned
they misgoverned
Past continuous
I was misgoverning
you were misgoverning
he/she/it was misgoverning
we were misgoverning
you were misgoverning
they were misgoverning
Past perfect
I had misgoverned
you had misgoverned
he/she/it had misgoverned
we had misgoverned
you had misgoverned
they had misgoverned
Past perfect continuous
I had been misgoverning
you had been misgoverning
he/she/it had been misgoverning
we had been misgoverning
you had been misgoverning
they had been misgoverning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will misgovern
you will misgovern
he/she/it will misgovern
we will misgovern
you will misgovern
they will misgovern
Future continuous
I will be misgoverning
you will be misgoverning
he/she/it will be misgoverning
we will be misgoverning
you will be misgoverning
they will be misgoverning
Future perfect
I will have misgoverned
you will have misgoverned
he/she/it will have misgoverned
we will have misgoverned
you will have misgoverned
they will have misgoverned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been misgoverning
you will have been misgoverning
he/she/it will have been misgoverning
we will have been misgoverning
you will have been misgoverning
they will have been misgoverning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would misgovern
you would misgovern
he/she/it would misgovern
we would misgovern
you would misgovern
they would misgovern
Conditional continuous
I would be misgoverning
you would be misgoverning
he/she/it would be misgoverning
we would be misgoverning
you would be misgoverning
they would be misgoverning
Conditional perfect
I would have misgovern
you would have misgovern
he/she/it would have misgovern
we would have misgovern
you would have misgovern
they would have misgovern
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been misgoverning
you would have been misgoverning
he/she/it would have been misgoverning
we would have been misgoverning
you would have been misgoverning
they would have been misgoverning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you misgovern
we let´s misgovern
you misgovern
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to misgovern
Past participle
misgoverned
Present Participle
misgoverning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISGOVERN


Avon
ˈeɪvən
bhavan
ˈbʌvən
bhawan
ˈbʌvən
coven
ˈkʌvən
driven
ˈdrɪvən
eleven
ɪˈlɛvən
even
ˈiːvən
given
ˈɡɪvən
govern
ˈɡʌvən
haven
ˈheɪvən
heaven
ˈhɛvən
oven
ˈʌvən
overgovern
ˌəʊvəˈɡʌvən
proven
ˈpruːvən
raven
ˈreɪvən
seven
ˈsɛvən
sloven
ˈslʌvən
Stephen
ˈstiːvən
Sullivan
ˈsʌlɪvən
woven
ˈwəʊvən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISGOVERN

misgauge
misgave
misgive
misgiven
misgiving
misgo
misgotten
misgovernance
misgovernment
misgrade
misgraft
misgrow
misgrowth
misguess
misguggle
misguidance
misguide
misguided
misguidedly
misguidedness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISGOVERN

Bayern
Bern
cavern
concern
eastern
intern
klavern
Malvern
modern
northern
pattern
Severn
silvern
southern
stern
tavern
trust tavern
western
wivern
wyvern

Synonyms and antonyms of misgovern in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «misgovern» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISGOVERN

Find out the translation of misgovern to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of misgovern from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «misgovern» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

管理不当
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

misgovern
570 millions of speakers

English

misgovern
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

misgovern
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

misgovern
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

misgovern
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

misgovern
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুশাসন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

misgovern
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Misgovern
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlecht regieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

misgovern
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

misgovern
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Misgovern
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cai trị lộn xộn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஐயம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चुकीच्या गोष्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kötü yönetmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

governare male
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

misgovern
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

misgovern
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

misgovern
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

misgovern
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sleg besturen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

misgovern
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

misgovern
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of misgovern

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISGOVERN»

The term «misgovern» is used very little and occupies the 173.836 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISGOVERN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «misgovern» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «misgovern» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about misgovern

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISGOVERN»

Discover the use of misgovern in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to misgovern and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Chaucer, Misgovern (1/. t. from mis and govern) To govern ill, to govern unfaithfully. Misgo v'er nance (5. from misgovern) Disorder, mis- iile. Spenser. Misgov'ernaunce (j. obsolete) Mismanagement, ill conduct. Chaucer. Misgoverned {p. from ...
John Ash, 1775
2
Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
The surreption of secretly misgotten dispensations. Bp. Hail, Cases of Conscience. To MisGo'VEBN.f v. a. [mis and govern.] To govern ill; to administer unfaithfully. Misgovern'd both my kingdome and my life, I gave my selfe to ease, to sleepe, ...
Samuel Johnson, 1827
3
A dictionary of the English language
Misgovern (-guv'ernX v. to govern ill ; to administer unfaithfully. Misgovern- nnce, s. misgovernment. Misgovern- ment, s. bad government Misground', v. to found erroneously. Misguidance (-gi'dance, g hardX *. o wrong guidance. Misguide, v.
Robert Joseph Sullivan, 1869
4
What I know about Ben Eccles: By Abraham Page
temptation was too great for him not to "misgovern" very liberally, and he did his best to persuade himself that it would be too hard on the horses to return at once. So, when Ben inquired after dinner if the carriage was ready to start, the doctor ...
Abraham Page, 1869
5
What I Know about Ben Eccles
temptation was too great for him not to "misgovern" very liberally, and he did his best to persuade himself that it would be too hard on the horses to return at once. So, when Ben inquired after dinner if the carriage was ready to start, the doctor ...
John Saunders Holt, 1869
6
The Oratorical Year Book for 1865: Being a Collection of the ...
We think we are governing Ireland well because we do not misgovern her to the extent we did in former years, but we still do misgovern her, and in two of the most vital and important points in which misgovernment is possible. We misgovern ...
Alsager Hay Hill, 1866
7
A Dictionary of the English Language ...: To which is Added, ...
Misgovern (-guv'ern), v . to govern ill ; to administer unfaithfully. Misgovern- ance, *. misgovernment. Misgovern- ment, *. bad government. Misground', v. to found erroneously. Misguidance (-gi'dance, g hard), a. a wrong guidance. Misguide, v.
Robert Sullivan, 1862
8
Three tracts published at Amsterdam: in the years 1691 and ...
Letter, of General Ludlow to Sir Edward Seymour, in these words : *' 'Tis a lewd pamphlet that goes under the name of Ludlow" and had insulted all those persons who approved of that letter, and gave credit to the several charges of misgovern ...
Edmund Ludlow, Richard Hollingworth, Slingsby Bethel, 1812
9
The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
Men lay the blame of those evils whereof they Jcnow not the ground, upon publick misgovern- Vnrht. Raleigh's Essays, i. Ill management'. — Men are miserable, if their education hath been so undisciplined, as to leave them unfurnished of ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
10
The Reformers' Gazette
Let him consider that the momentary, paltry, and degrading advantage of a bribe, bears no proportion to the misery he is accessory in bringing on himself, his connexions, and fellow-countrymen, by his support of misgovern men t, corruption, ...
‎1831

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISGOVERN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term misgovern is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The land of the apologists
Misgovern and loot like there's no tomorrow – because hey there might not be one and even if there is you'll get away with another NRO. «The News International, Jul 15»
2
Theft of donated necklace
Billions of dollars have been siphoned out of Pakistan by the few who consider this country ideal to rule and misgovern, but not fit either for their ... «Daily Times, Jun 15»
3
A petty crime
Billions of dollars have been siphoned out of Pakistan by those who consider this country ideal to rule and misgovern. MALIK TARIQ, Lahore ... «The Nation, Jun 15»
4
Govt to pay N$1bn in office rent
“Let politicians govern or misgovern. We have given too much emphasis and value on what politicians do to solve national problems since ... «Namibian, Jun 15»
5
CCJ bills - another decade (Part 2)
There is also the valid argument that we need to grow up and govern ourselves, make the mistakes, and even misgovern ourselves. True, but ... «Jamaica Gleaner, May 15»
6
The resignation of Bishop Finn
But there are many ways to misgovern a diocese. In addition to the commission in Rome, what is most needed is a conversion of heart among ... «National Catholic Reporter, Apr 15»
7
Damned If You Develop, Damned If You Don't
... you will misgovern”; that constructed nationalism can be justifiable to ward off racially-based communalism; that running a small state like an ... «CounterPunch, Apr 15»
8
A rising insurrection against Obama
And if he is elected to misgovern for another four years, we trust some bold hand will pierce his heart with dagger point for the public good.”. «Washington Post, Apr 15»
9
Singaporeans and World Leaders Gather for Final Farewell to Lee …
... hard,” and Sidek Bin Saniff, a member of Parliament, quoted Mr. Lee as saying: “If you want to be popular all the time, you will misgovern.”. «New York Times, Mar 15»
10
Brisbane weather: Storms continue to threaten south east Queensland
Think about and Toxic Tony who does not believe it's true. He believes in his own mumbo jumbo which sadly he uses to misgovern this country ... «Brisbane Times, Mar 15»

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