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# controlled

«controlled» in Mova's school dictionary: **the past form of «control»: made something or someone do…** — 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, past tense and past participle of «control» (control, controls, controlled, controlling); adjective (controlled)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Controlled is the past form of «control»: made something or someone do what you want, or kept it in order. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#m1)

2) As an adjective, controlled means kept steady, calm or within limits, not wild. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#m2)

3) In science, a controlled test is one where you change only one thing and keep the rest the same. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons, a «controlled experiment» or «fair test» changes one variable and keeps others the same. In PE, a controlled movement is slow and careful. In stories, a character who controlled their temper stayed calm. Phrases: «controlled by», «remote-controlled», «well controlled», «out of control» (the opposite state).

### examples

- She controlled the ball with her left foot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x1)
- The robot is controlled by a computer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x2)
- He took a deep breath and controlled his anger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x3)
- We did a controlled experiment and changed only the amount of water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x4)
- The firefighters controlled the fire before it reached the houses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x5)
- My brother has a remote-controlled car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x6)
- The traffic is controlled by lights at the crossing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x7)
- Her breathing was slow and controlled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x8)
- But he controlled himself and said: “Let me be, wife; what ails you? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x9)

### note

Double «l» before -ed and -ing: control, controlled, controlling (but «controls»). Spelling trap: not «controled». In a science test, the «controlled variables» are the ones you keep the same. Not a number word, but in a problem «controlled» may mean a quantity was kept fixed.

### In the corpora

- [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/)
- [Vibrato is a controlled wobble in the voice that singers use on purpose, different from a nervous shake.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/16/)
- [Some films use real controlled explosions, handled only by licensed experts with strict safety rules, while others add explosions by computer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/25-special-effects-and-stunts/13/)
- [American alligators live in swamps, rivers and lakes in the south-eastern USA and recovered from being endangered once hunting was controlled.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/29-crocodiles-and-alligators/15/)
- [At light-controlled crossings you press the button and wait for the walk signal.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/42-lights-crossings-and-parked-cars/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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