control (kənˈtrəʊl
)
Definitions
verb
(tr)- to command, direct, or rule ⇒
to control a country
- to check, limit, curb, or regulate; restrain ⇒
to control one's emotions
to control a fire
- to regulate or operate (a machine)
- to verify (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment in which the variable being investigated is held constant or is compared with a standard
- to regulate (financial affairs)
- to examine and verify (financial accounts)
- to restrict or regulate the authorized supply of (certain substances, such as drugs)
noun
- power to direct or determine ⇒
under control
out of control
- a means of regulation or restraint; curb; check ⇒
a frontier control
- (often plural) a device or mechanism for operating a car, aircraft, etc
- a standard of comparison used in a statistical analysis or scientific experiment
- a device that regulates the operation of a machine. A dynamic control is one that incorporates a governor so that it responds to the output of the machine it regulates
- ((as modifier) ⇒
control panel
control room
- spiritualism an agency believed to assist the medium in a séance
- Also called
control mark a letter, or letter and number, printed on a sheet of postage stamps, indicating authenticity, date, and series of issue - one of a number of checkpoints on a car rally, orienteering course, etc, where competitors check in and their time, performance, etc, is recorded
Alternative Forms
conˈtrollable adjective conˌtrollaˈbility conˈtrollableness noun conˈtrollably adverbWord Origin
C15: from Old French conteroller to regulate, from contrerolle duplicate register, system of checking, from contre- counter- + rollerollSynonyms
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power,
government,
rule,
authority,
management,
direction,
command,
discipline,
guidance,
supervision,
jurisdiction,
supremacy,
mastery,
superintendence,
charge,
= have power over
lead,
rule,
manage,
boss,
direct,
handle,
conduct,
dominate,
command,
pilot,
govern,
steer,
administer,
oversee,
supervise,
manipulate,
call the shots,
call the tune,
reign over
keep a tight rein on,
have charge of
superintend,
have (someone) in your pocket
keep on a string,
Quotations
"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past"
"Who can control his fate?"
Translations
- British English:
control
Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.The restructuring involves him giving up control of the company.kənˈtrəʊl NOUN The restructuring involves him giving up control of the company.
- Spanish:
control
nm
- French:
contrôle
nm
- German:
Kontrolle
nf
- Chinese: 控制 n
- Arabic: تَـحَكُّم n
- Portuguese: controlo nm
- Russian: контроль nm
- Croatian: kontrola nf
- Czech: moc nf
- Danish: kontrol nutr
- Dutch: beheersing nf
- Finnish: hallinta n
- Greek: έλεγχος nm
- Italian: controllo nm
- Japanese: 支配 n
- Korean: 통제 n
- Norwegian: kontroll nm
- Polish: kontrola nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: controle nm
- European Spanish:
control
nm
- Swedish: kontroll nutr
- Thai: การควบคุมดูแล n
- Turkish: denetim n
- Vietnamese: sự kiểm soát n
- British English:
control
The people who control an organization or place have the power to take all the important decisions about the way that it is run.He controls the largest company in the country.kənˈtrəʊl VERB He controls the largest company in the country.
- Spanish:
controlar
v
- French:
contrôler
vi
- German:
kontrollieren
v
- Chinese: 控制 v
- Arabic: يَتَحَكَّمُ في v
- Portuguese: controlar v
- Russian: контролировать v
- Croatian: kontrolirati v
- Czech: řídit v
- Danish: kontrollere v
- Dutch: controleren v
- Finnish: hallita v
- Greek: ελέγχω v
- Italian: controllare v
- Japanese: 支配する v
- Korean: 통제하다 v
- Norwegian: kontrollere v
- Polish: skontrolować v kontrolować
- Brazilian Portuguese: controlar v
- European Spanish:
controlar
v
- Swedish: reglage v
- Thai: ควบคุม v
- Turkish: denetlemek v
- Vietnamese: kiểm soát v
Usage examples
Whichever way he looked at it, he was caught in circumstances that seemed to be constantly spiralling out of control.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)SHOOTING A Vital Dialogue Begins A ground-breaking conference last week brought together opposite sides of the gun control argument.
Country Life (2004)Inadequate and inexperienced staffing was a problem too in the risk assessment department and treasury risk control area.
Irish Times (2002)The Tories will pledge'free schools' liberated from the strictures of central government and local authority control.
Glasgow Herald (2001)All this effort put into a fruitless task leaves us unable to sleep, or control our temper, or concentrate.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)