Hyphenation of governs

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word governs ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

gov-erns

Definitions of governs :

1.
Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage
Impose regulations We cannot regulate the way people dress This town likes to regulate
2.
Direct or strongly influence the behavior of
His belief in God governs his conduct
3.
Exercise authority over
As of nations Who is governing the country now?
4.
Require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood
Most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German

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