Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to control
Participle: controled; controlled
Gerund: controling; controlling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | control |
| you | control |
| he;she;it | controls |
| we | control |
| you | control |
| they | control |
Perfect
| I | have controled; controlled |
| you | have controled; controlled |
| he;she;it | has controled; controlled |
| we | have controled; controlled |
| you | have controled; controlled |
| they | have controled; controlled |
Past
| I | controled; controlled |
| you | controled; controlled |
| he;she;it | controled; controlled |
| we | controled; controlled |
| you | controled; controlled |
| they | controled; controlled |
Pluperfect
| I | had controled; controlled |
| you | had controled; controlled |
| he;she;it | had controled; controlled |
| we | had controled; controlled |
| you | had controled; controlled |
| they | had controled; controlled |
Future
| I | will control |
| you | will control |
| he;she;it | will control |
| we | will control |
| you | will control |
| they | will control |
Future Perfect
| I | will have controled; controlled |
| you | will have controled; controlled |
| he;she;it | will have controled; controlled |
| we | will have controled; controlled |
| you | will have controled; controlled |
| they | will have controled; controlled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | control |
| you | control |
| he;she;it | control |
| we | control |
| you | control |
| they | control |
Perfect
| I | have controled; controlled |
| you | have controled; controlled |
| he;she;it | have controled; controlled |
| we | have controled; controlled |
| you | have controled; controlled |
| they | have controled; controlled |
Imperfect
| I | controled; controlled |
| you | controled; controlled |
| he;she;it | controled; controlled |
| we | controled; controlled |
| you | controled; controlled |
| they | controled; controlled |
Pluperfect
| I | had controled; controlled |
| you | had controled; controlled |
| he;she;it | had controled; controlled |
| we | had controled; controlled |
| you | had controled; controlled |
| they | had controled; controlled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would control |
| you | would control |
| he;she;it | would control |
| we | would control |
| you | would control |
| they | would control |
Perfect
| I | would have controled; controlled |
| you | would have controled; controlled |
| he;she;it | would have controled; controlled |
| we | would have controled; controlled |
| you | would have controled; controlled |
| they | would have controled; controlled |
Imperative
| you | control |
| we | Let's control |
| you | control |
Verbs conjugated like 'control'
annul,
bevel,
cancel,
carol,
cavil,
channel,
chisel,
compel,
control,
counsel,
court-martial,
cudgel,
decontrol,
dial,
dispel,
dowel,
drivel,
duel,
empanel,
enamel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'control'
countrol,
comptrol,
controull,
decontrol,
biocontrol,
canton,
carol,
comptroll,
conceal,
concrew,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- direct
- guide, manage, command, lead, manipulate, govern, subject, rule
- restrain
- repress, regulate, master, reduce, contain, check, hinder, restrict
Antonyms
- to submit to the power of another
- dominate, persevere, rule, stand firm, stay, surrender
- direct
- mislead, divert, deceive
- restrain
- release, unbind, loosen
Additional Information
The forms with ortographic changes are used in British English, in American English the doubling of the consonant is usually omitted.
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1310, "to check, verify, regulate," from Anglo-Norm. contreroller "exert authority," from M.L. contrarotulus "a counter, register," from L. contra- "against" + rotulus, dim. of rota "wheel" (see roll). From a medieval method of checking accounts by a duplicate register. Sense of "dominate, direct" is c.1450.
2. From 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”).
3. Partly displaced native Old English wealdan and Old English wieldan, whence their merged reflex English wield.
Verbs referencing "control"
Tok Pisin kontrolim.
Sample Sentences
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[...] the opportunities of communicating with her, were very, very limited; and that the moral effects of her wretched state soon began to appear. Those who cannot be enlightened by reason, can only be controlled by force; and this, coupled with her great privations, must soon have reduced her to a worse condition than that of the beasts that perish, but for timely and unhoped-for aid.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ No, papa, I 'm not nervous, ” said Eva, controlling herself, suddenly, with a strength of resolution singular in such a child. “ I 'm not nervous, but these things _sink into my heart_. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] and without any possibility of help or redress, in his hands; and yet so it is, that the most brutal man cannot live in constant association with a strong female influence, and not be greatly controlled by it. When he first bought her, she was, as she said, a woman delicately bred; and then he crushed her, without scruple, beneath the foot of his brutality. But, as time, and debasing influences, [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)