transcription, транскрипция: [ reɪn ]
( reigns, reigning, reigned)
1.
If you say, for example, that silence reigns in a place or confusion reigns in a situation, you mean that the place is silent or the situation is confused. ( WRITTEN )
Confusion reigned about how the debate would end...
A relative calm reigned over the city.
VERB : V , V over n
2.
When a king or queen reigns , he or she rules a country.
...Henry II, who reigned from 1154 to 1189.
...George III, Britain’s longest reigning monarch.
VERB : V , V-ing
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Reign is also a noun.
...Queen Victoria’s reign.
N-COUNT : with poss
3.
If you say that a person reigns in a situation or area, you mean that they are very powerful or successful.
Connors reigned as the world No. 1 for 159 consecutive weeks...
Coco Chanel reigned over fashion for half a century.
VERB : V , V over n
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Reign is also a noun.
...a new book celebrating Havergal’s reign as artistic director of the Citizens’ Theatre.
N-COUNT : with poss
4.
Someone or something that reigns supreme is the most important or powerful element in a situation or period of time.
The bicycle reigned supreme as Britain’s most popular mode of transport...
PHRASE : V inflects
5.
A reign of terror is a period during which there is a lot of violence and killing, especially by people who are in a position of power.
The commanders accused him of carrying out a reign of terror.
PHRASE