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# controlling

«controlling» in Mova's school dictionary: **being in charge of something or making it do what you…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (controlling, more controlling); also the -ing form of «control» (control, controls, controlled, controlling)

### meaning for a pupil

1) As a verb form, controlling means being in charge of something or making it do what you want: «He is controlling the drone». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlling/#m1)

2) A controlling person tries too hard to control other people and what they do, which is unkind and unfair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlling/#m2)

3) A controlling share or interest means enough to have power over a company. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlling/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science and technology, pupils learn about controlling variables in a fair test and controlling robots by code. In PSHE and safety, a controlling friend or partner who tells you who to see or checks your phone is a warning sign; tell a trusted adult. Phrases: controlling variables, controlling behaviour.

### examples

- She is controlling the robot with a tablet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlling/#x1)
- In a fair test we are controlling all the variables but one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlling/#x2)
- Her friend was very controlling and wouldn't let her play with others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlling/#x3)
- Controlling your temper takes practice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlling/#x4)
- The company bought a controlling share. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlling/#x5)
- Controlling the ball well is key in football. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlling/#x6)

### note

Double «l»: control, controlled, controlling. Controlling behaviour in a friendship is not normal care; it is a reason to get help.

### In the corpora

- [A tired brain is worse at controlling temper, so players short of sleep argue more and get booked more easily.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/57-gaming-nights-and-the-morning-after/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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