How to pronounce governs
Listen to governs in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“governs” in real sentences
431 clips in the index · 76 American · 158 British · 5 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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It governs and misgoverns.
The Atlantic · hear it here
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world where regulation governs.
Dept of Justice · hear it here
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the SNP governs our country.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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the SNP governs our country.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of governs. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.