control
Forms
- present (v1)
- control
- past (v2)
- controlled
- past participle (v3)
- controlled
- present participle
- controlling
- 3rd person singular
- controls
- Plural
- controls
Definitions
1.To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
- With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck.
2.(construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.
- You need to control yourself.
3.To hold in check, to curb, to restrain.
- Because only by the Capette Pellet method of hormonization can growers be assured of controlled dosage and uniform results.
1.An influence or authority over something.
- The government has complete control over the situation.
2.The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
3.A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.
4.Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
- She had no control of her body as she tumbled downhill. She did not know up from down. It was not unlike being cartwheeled in a relentlessly crashing wave.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #478
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Uncommon
Etymology
From Middle English controllen, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrārotulus (“a counter-roll or register used to verify accounts”), from Latin contrā (“against, opposite”) + Medieval Latin rotulus, Latin rotula (“roll, a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”).