to reign
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5.2
- verb
- /reɪn/
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reinar
- But within the household, they reign supreme.
- reign supreme
- confusion reigns
- peace reigns
For sheer excellence and unusual party giving, she reigns supreme and legendary.
- For sheer excellence and unusual party giving, she reigns supreme and legendary.
- Swords, however, reigned as the premier status item.
- This is the reigning champ of spiral galaxies.
- But within the household, they reign supreme.
- It's time to figure out whose nachos reign supreme.
- And you know, of course we we want to see common sense reign supreme on both sides here.
- So Dworkin once told me, beyond chaos and amber to a place where none reigned.
- Today, digital video reigns supreme online, on television and in the cinema.
- OK, so she's the reigning and undisputed queen of world gymnastics, OK?
- And so there's been a fall from a, from a, an, a paradise world that once existed where light reigns supreme.
Examples
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And then peace reigns in Nantucket or wherever the hell this was.
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Today, digital video reigns supreme online, on television and in the cinema.
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And you know, of course we we want to see common sense reign supreme on both sides here.
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Will he claim last place today, or will chaos reign once more?
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It's time to figure out whose nachos reign supreme.
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A climate of fear reigns as professors watch what they say and do.
Academic text (2000) -
And, within the Ivory Tower, professors reign as absolute sovereigns over academic matters.
Academic text (1995) -
While the bureaucracy reigns supreme there, it does not rely on military support for survival.
Academic text (1990) -
Today, the country is divided into several hostile fiefdoms, and anarchy reigns in much of the countryside.
Academic text (1997) -
In the tech world, innovation reigns supreme, shaping the future of communication.
Synonyms
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1.0
To be the leader of a country or group and control it
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5.1
To be stronger or more successful and win in the end
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3.8
To be the most important or noticeable part of something
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6.6
To have power over people or situations
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6.7
To be more common or important than others
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5.8
To win against someone or something that tries to stop you
Compounds
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9.3
A period during the French Revolution from 1793 to 1794 with mass executions and political violence
How Dominant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Reign can also mean to be the main force in a place or situation, and this sense comes from the Latin reg- 'to rule'. That is why we say something 'reigns' when it 'is the most powerful' there.