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k-uh-n-TROHL/kənˈtrəʊl/

To control is to have power over something, or make it do what you want: control a dog, control the temperature. Control is also a noun: lose control, under control, remote control. Check is only “look at”; control is “direct.” Out of control means nobody is steering the situation.

Meaning

To have power over something, or to make it do what you want.

Examples

• “Please control your dog in the park.”
• “You cannot control the weather.”
• “The fire is now under control.”

Good to know

control + object. Noun: under / out of / lose control.

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