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I. con·trol [kən'trəʊl] N

1. control no pl:

control of a country
control of a company
ball control SPORTS
price controls
no pl to be in control of sth
to be in control of sth a territory

2. control TECH:

3. control (steering):

to take over the controls

4. control (person):

5. control COMPUT:

6. control (base):

II. con·trol <-ll-> [kən'trəʊl] VB trans

1. control (direct):

control company

2. control (limit):

control inflation
control pain

3. control:

control emotions
control temper

4. control TECH:

this knob controls the volume

'pass·port con·trol N no pl

'stock con·trol N no pl

'ground con·trol N AERO

'birth con·trol N

'price con·trol N

con·'trol or·der N Brit

'tone con·trol N

re·mote con·'trol N

1. remote control (control from distance):

2. remote control (device):

'con·trast con·trol N TV

Present
Icontrol
youcontrol
he/she/itcontrols
wecontrol
youcontrol
theycontrol
Past
Icontrolled
youcontrolled
he/she/itcontrolled
wecontrolled
youcontrolled
theycontrolled
Present Perfect
Ihavecontrolled
youhavecontrolled
he/she/ithascontrolled
wehavecontrolled
youhavecontrolled
theyhavecontrolled
Past Perfect
Ihadcontrolled
youhadcontrolled
he/she/ithadcontrolled
wehadcontrolled
youhadcontrolled
theyhadcontrolled

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