ماهي معاني الكلمة الانجليزية control وكيف تستعمل في الجمل

Ahmad

السبت، 4 أغسطس 2012

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con·trol

noun /kənˈtrōl/ 
controls, plural

The power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events
• - the whole operation is under the control of a production manager
• - the situation was slipping out of her control
The ability to manage a machine or other moving object
• - he lost control of his car
• - improve your ball control
The restriction of an activity, tendency, or phenomenon
• - pest control
The power to restrain something, esp. one's own emotions or actions
• - give children time to get control of their emotions
A means of limiting or regulating something
• - growing controls on local spending
A switch or other device by which a machine is regulated
• - the volume control
The place where a particular item is verified
• - passport control
The base from which a system or activity is directed
• - communications could be established with central control
• - mission control
A high card that will prevent opponents from establishing a particular suit


A group or individual used as a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment
• - they saw no difference between the cancer patients and the controls
A member of an intelligence organization who personally directs the activities of a spy

verb /kənˈtrōl/ 
controlled, past participle; controlled, past tense; controlling, present participle; controls, 3rd person singular present

Determine the behavior or supervise the running of
• - he was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy
Maintain influence or authority over
• - you shouldn't have dogs if you can't control them
Limit the level, intensity, or numbers of
• - he had to control his temper
Remain calm and reasonable despite provocation
• - he made an effort to control himself
Regulate (a mechanical or scientific process)
• - the airflow is controlled by a fan
(of a drug) Restricted by law with respect to use and possession
• - a sentence for possessing controlled substances
Take into account (an extraneous factor that might affect results) when performing an experiment
• - no attempt was made to control for variations
• - a controlled trial
Check; verify