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The meaning of CONTROL is to exercise restraining or directing influence over : regulate. How to use control in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Control.
Synonyms: mastery, rule, reign, dominion. the situation of being under the regulation, domination, or command of another: The car is out of control. check or restraint: Her anger is under control. a legal or official means of regulation or restraint: to institute wage and price controls.
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.
[uncountable] the ability to make somebody/something do what you want. control over somebody/something The teacher had no control over the children. He fought hard to retain control over his work. control of something She struggled to keep control of her voice. She lost control of her car on the ice.
B1. to order, limit, or rule something, or someone's actions or behavior: If you can't control your dog, put it on a leash! 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. The government is trying to control spending. Fewer examples.
Check pronunciation: control. Definition of control verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
