To control by authority; regulate.

管辖；治理。

To direct; manage.

指挥；约束。

To steer; restrain.

指挥；约束。

To require to be in a particular grammatical mood, case, etc.

【文法】后接(某一格或语态的语词)。

To exercise authority; administer or execute the law.

行使职权；执行法律。

To govern is to cause others to obey any power or authority.

Govern 系使他人服从任何权力或权威：

Control implies having another entirely under one's influence.

Control 含有使他人完全处于一己势力影响下之意：

To direct is to point out a course of action and order it followed.

Direct 系指明办法而令其依循办理：

Rule suggests governing with arbitrary power or influence.

Rule 含以独断之权力或势力治理之意。