reign

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɹeɪn/

Verb

intransitive nonstandard rare transitive

(intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch. / (transitive, rare, nonstandard) To reign over (a country) / To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.

Japanese Meaning

君主として統治する、治める / （国などを）統治する、治める / 直近の大会等で勝者となる

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Although the queen's health was frail, she continued to reign with dignity until her final days.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

女王は体調が弱っていたが、最期の日まで威厳を保って治め続けた。

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Sense（1）

(intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.

He reigned in an autocratic manner.

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Sense（2）

(transitive, rare, nonstandard) To reign over (a country)

The House of Piast reigned Poland from its foundation to 1385.

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Sense（3）

To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.

Sense（4）

To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.

Silence reigned.

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reigns

（ present singular third-person ）

reigning

（ participle present ）

reigned

（ participle past ）

reigned

（ past ）

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