How to pronounce governed in American English
“governed” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to governed the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “governed” in: all accents · British English (441 clips)
“governed” in real sentences — American speakers
465 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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have governed the country.
The Obama White House
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Rules that governed everything.
National Archives
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So this committee, in addition to being governed by FOIA, also is governed by the Federal
US National Archives
Words that sound like “governed”
Words one sound away from governed — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “governed”
Why real speech
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