Control

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English

Etymology

Middle English controllen, borrowed from Middle French contreroller, 'check against a duplicate account', from Medieval Latin contrarotulare, from contra 'opposite' + rotula 'roll, little wheel'.

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Pronunciation

US: IPA: /kənˈt(ʃ)roʊl/, SAMPA: /k@n"t(S)roUl/
UK: IPA: /kənˈtrəʊl/, SAMPA: /k@n"tr@Ul/

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Verb

to control (third-person singular simple present controls, present participle controlling, simple past controlled, past participle controlled)

To exercise influence over, to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

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Related terms

controller

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Translations

Catalan: controlar
Chinese:

Traditional: 控制

Dutch: beheersen (Do not confuse with controleren, which means to check and/or to verify)
French: contrôler
German: kontrollieren
Indonesian: kontrol, kendali
Japanese: 操縦 (そうじゅう, sōjū)

Malay: mengawal, menguasai
Polish: kontrolować, sterować, zarządzać, nadzorować
Portuguese (Brazilian): controlar
Romanian: a comanda, a controla
Spanish: controlar
Swedish: kontrollera
Telugu: నియంత్రించు (niyamtrinchu)

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Noun

Control (plural Controls)

Influence or authority over.
"The government has complete control over the situation."
A separate group or subject in an experiment against which the results are compared.
A handle, lever, or other device which can be manipulated to affect some certain aspect of a system's behavior.
"I saw him messing with the controls in the engine room."

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