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# control

«control» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to make it do what you want, like steering a toy car** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (control, controls, controlled, controlling); noun (control, controls; in control)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To control something means to make it do what you want, like steering a toy car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/control/#m1)

2) To control yourself means to keep calm and not let anger or tears take over. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/control/#m2)

3) Control is the power to make something or someone do what you want. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/control/#m3)

4) Controls are the buttons, levers or knobs that work a machine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/control/#m4)

5) In a science experiment, the control is the part you keep the same so you can compare. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/control/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In science, a fair test has a control group and controlled variables that stay the same. In everyday life, children learn to control their temper, and a remote control works the TV. In safety, drivers must keep control of the car; «out of control» means nobody can stop it. Phrases: remote control, in control, out of control, under control, lose control, take control, self-control.

### examples

- The Elohim are the Seven Forces, proceeding from the One Divine, which control the ''terra viventium," the manifested world of life. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/control/#x1)
- Use the remote control to turn on the TV. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/control/#x2)
- The pilot controls the plane from the cockpit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/control/#x3)
- Try to control your temper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/control/#x4)
- The fire was finally under control. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/control/#x5)
- The bike went out of control down the hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/control/#x6)
- Press the controls to make the robot move. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/control/#x7)
- In our experiment, the plant with no fertiliser was the control. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/control/#x8)
- She lost control of the ball and it rolled away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/control/#x9)
- I lost control of myself and rushed upon him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/control/#x10)

### note

Double the l: controlled, controlling, but controls. «Self-control» means controlling your own feelings. Under control = managed; out of control = not managed. In a fair test you change only one thing and control everything else.

### In the corpora

- [Many adults take a tablet every day to keep a long-term condition, like high blood pressure, under control.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/15/)
- [Some illnesses in old age never go away; doctors call them chronic, and they can be controlled but not cured.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/1/)
- [Tipsy means a little alcohol has made someone chattier and sillier than usual, though they are still in control.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/27-coffee-tea-wine-and-the-pub/12/)
- [Parental controls can ask for a PIN before films above a chosen age, such as 12 or 13+, will play.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/15/)
- [Parental controls are there for good reasons; talk about them rather than trying to trick them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/13-strangers-hooks-and-too-perfect-messages/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «control» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/control/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.