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- Dictionarycontrol/kənˈtrəʊl/
noun
- 1. the power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events: "the whole operation is under the control of a production manager" Similar
- 2. a person or thing used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment: "platelet activity was higher in patients with the disease than in the controls" Similar
verb
- 1. determine the behaviour or supervise the running of: "he was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy" Similar
- 2. take into account (an extraneous factor that might affect the results of an experiment): "no attempt was made to control for variations"
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to order, limit, or rule something, or someone's actions or behaviour: If you can't control your dog, put it on a lead! You're going to have to learn to control your temper. The temperature is controlled by a thermostat. The laws controlling drugs are very strict in this country.
1. a. : to exercise restraining or directing influence over : regulate. control one's anger. b. : to have power over : rule. A single company controls the industry. c. : to reduce the incidence or severity of especially to innocuous levels. control an insect population. control a disease. 2. a. : to incorporate suitable controls in.
1. See in control. 2. See under one's control. 2. uncountable noun B1. If you have control of something or someone, you are able to make them do what you want them to do. He lost control of his car. [ + of] Some teachers have more control over pupils than their parents have. [ + over] 3. uncountable noun.
To have control is to have the power to run something in an orderly way. A skillful teacher maintains control over students who might otherwise waste time or be disruptive. A control can also be a device used to operate a machine, like the remote control for a television.
Control definition: to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate: command. See examples of CONTROL used in a sentence.
Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. controlled, controlling, controls. To regulate (financial affairs) Webster's New World. To exercise authority over; direct; command. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To check or verify (payments, accounts, etc.) by comparison with a duplicate register. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
the power to make a person, organization, or object do what you want: The new teacher has no control over the class. The police are in control of the situation. The place was in chaos, and nobody seemed to be in control. He lost control of the vehicle. Fewer examples.
control somebody/something to have power over a person, company, country, etc. so that you are able to decide what they must do or how it is run. By the age of 21 he controlled the company. The whole territory is now controlled by the army. Can't you control your children? a multinational company based in Britain but controlled from South Africa.
1. Authority or ability to manage or direct: lost control of the skidding car; the leaders in control of the country. 2. One that controls; a controlling agent, device, or organization. 3. a. An instrument. b. controls A set of such instruments. 4. A restraining device, measure, or limit; a curb: a control on prices; price controls. 5. a.
noun. /kənˈtroʊl/ power. [uncountable] control (of/over somebody/something) the power to make decisions about how a country, an area, an organization, etc. is run The party is expecting to gain control of City Hall in the next election. The Democrats will probably lose control of Congress. A military junta took control of the country.
