control
To exercise influence overTo exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
» The captain controls the whole ship.
Der Kapitän kontrolliert das ganze Schiff.
Капитан контролирует весь корабль.
Капитан управляет всем кораблём.
Капітан керує цілим кораблем.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck.
steuern, kontrollieren, regeln
управля́тьupravljátʹ, контроли́роватьkontrolírovatʹ
керува́тиkeruváty, контролюва́тиkontroljuváty
exercise authoritative control or power over
(transitive)(construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.
(transitive)To hold in check, to curb, to restrain.
(archaic, transitive)To verify the accuracy of (something or someone, especially a financial account) by comparison with another account.
verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
(obsolete, transitive)To call to account, to take to task, to challenge.
Examples
1750 sentencesThe captain controls the whole ship.
Капітан керує цілим кораблем. — leyla
ruКапитан контролирует весь корабль. — Lenin_1917
deDer Kapitän kontrolliert das ganze Schiff. — xtofu80
I have it completely under control.
У мене це повністю під контролем. — deniko
ruУ меня это полностью под контролем. — sharptoothed
Tom couldn't control his anger anymore.
Том більше не міг контролювати лють. — deniko
deTom konnte seine Wut nicht mehr kontrollieren. — wolfgangth
What happened was out of my control.
Те, що трапилось, було поза моїм контролем. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
deWas geschah, war außerhalb meiner Kontrolle. — Esperantostern
I thought we had that under control.
Я думав, що ми тримаємо це під контролем. — Ahha
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English controllen, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrārotuFrom 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”).
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Forms
controls, controlling, controlled, controlled| Base form | control · to control |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | controls |
| Present participle | controlling |
| Past simple | controlled |
| Past participle | controlled |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
25 synonyms- exercise authoritative control or power over:command
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits:hold inholdcontaincheckcurbmoderate
- check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard:verify
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of:master
- handle and cause to function:operate
- place under restrictions; limit access to by law:restrict
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
68 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- under control
- out of control
- control his anger
- everything under control
- the remote control
- can't control
- remote control
- try to control
- to control his
- couldn't control his
- control his emotions
- a control freak