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Definition: Meaning of, control in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kənˈtrəʊl /

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control controls
  1. make somebody/something do what you want [uncountable] the ability or power to make someone or something do what you want or make something happen in the way you want
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  2. power [uncountable] the power to make the decisions about how a country, place, company etc is organized or what it does
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  3. way of limiting something [uncountable and countable] an action, method, or law that limits the amount or growth of something, especially something that is dangerous
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  4. ability to stay calm [uncountable] the ability to remain calm even when you feel very angry, upset, or excited
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  5. machine/vehicle [countable] the thing that you press or turn to make a machine, vehicle, television etc work
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  6. people who organize activity [singular, uncountable] the people who direct an activity or who check that something is done correctly, the place where this is done, or the process of doing it
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  7. scientific test [countable] a person, group etc against which you compare another person or group that is very similar, in order to see if a particular quality is caused by something or happens by chance
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  8. scientific test [countable] a thing that you already know the result for that is used in a scientific test, in order to show that your method is working correctly
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  9. computer also control key [singular] a particular button on a computer that allows you to do certain operations
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
control controlled controlled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
controlling controls
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  1. power to have the power to make the decisions about how a country, place, company etc is organized or what it does
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  2. limit to limit the amount or growth of something, especially something that is dangerous
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  3. make somebody/something do what you want to make someone or something do what you want, or make something happen in the way that you want
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  4. emotion if you control your emotions, your voice, your expression etc, you succeed in behaving calmly and sensibly, even though you feel angry, upset, or excited
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  5. machine/process/system to make a machine, process, or system work in a particular way
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  6. check something to make sure that something is done correctly [=  check, monitor]
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control used in phrases

  • ASCII control character (noun)
    1. aSCII characters to indicate carriage return, tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time
  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention (noun)
    1. especially new and unusual diseases a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases
  • Centers for Disease Control, the
    1. a US government organization based in Atlanta, Georgia, which works to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, and studies ways to improve people's health
  • Line of Control (noun)
    1. a 450-mile line that is supposed to indicate the boundary between the part of Kashmir controlled by India and the part controlled by Pakistan
  • United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (noun)
    1. an agency of the United Nations that promotes drug control and crime prevention
  • air traffic control (noun)
    1. the process or job of giving instructions to pilots by radio
    2. the people whose job is to do this
  • arms control (noun)
    1. the attempts by powerful countries to limit the number and types of war weapons that exist
  • beyond control (adverb)
    1. out of control
  • birth control (noun)
    1. the practice of controlling the number of children you have [=  contraception]
  • birth control device (noun)
    1. an agent or device intended to prevent conception
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