Reigning — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

have sovereign power

be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈeɪnɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈeɪnɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈeɪnɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈeɪnɪŋ/.

Examples

Henry VIII reigned for a long time
Money reigns supreme here
Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dominate prevail rule ruling reign regnant predominate

Parts of Speech

verb	have sovereign power “Henry VIII reigned for a long time”
verb	be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance “Money reigns supreme here”
adjective	exercising power or authority

Word Forms

reign	noun	royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
predominant	adjective	most frequent or common
predomination	noun	the state of being predominant over others
predominance	noun	the state of being predominant over others
prevalence	noun	a superiority in numbers or amount

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

regierend

haben souveräne Macht

🇫🇷French

régnant

avoir un pouvoir souverain

🇪🇸Spanish

reinante

tener poder soberano

🇮🇹Italian

regnante

hanno potere sovrano

🇳🇱Dutch

regerend

soevereine macht hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

reinando

ter poder soberano

🇷🇺Russian

царствующий

иметь суверенную власть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

राज

संप्रभु शक्ति है

🇧🇩Bengali

রাজত্ব করা

সার্বভৌম ক্ষমতা আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆட்சி செய்கிறது

இறையாண்மை அதிகாரம் உண்டு

🇮🇳Telugu

రాజ్యమేలుతోంది

సార్వభౌమాధికారం కలిగి ఉంటారు

🇮🇳Marathi

राज्य करत आहे

सार्वभौम सत्ता आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાસન

સાર્વભૌમ સત્તા ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಳ್ವಿಕೆ

ಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮ ಅಧಿಕಾರವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാഴുന്നു

പരമാധികാരം ഉണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਾਜ ਕਰਨਾ

ਪ੍ਰਭੂਸੱਤਾ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

راج کرنا

خود مختار طاقت ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

统治

拥有主权

🇯🇵Japanese

君臨する

主権を持っている

🇰🇷Korean

통치

주권을 가지고 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngự trị

có quyền lực chủ quyền

🇹🇭Thai

ครองราชย์

มีอำนาจอธิปไตย

🇮🇩Indonesian

utama

mempunyai kekuasaan berdaulat

🇵🇭Filipino

naghahari

may soberanong kapangyarihan

🇲🇾Malay

memerintah

mempunyai kuasa berdaulat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحكم

لديهم قوة سيادية

🇮🇷Persian

سلطنت می کند

قدرت حاکمیتی دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

hüküm süren

egemen güce sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

שולט

בעלי כוח ריבוני

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The primary meaning of 'reigning' is 'have sovereign power'.

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Using 'reigning' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'reigning' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'reigning' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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