🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

コントロール

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kontorōru

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Control/kənˈtroʊl/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は感情をコントロールするのが得意だ。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.

    "Parents try to maintain control over their teenagers' digital screen time."
As verb
  1. 1

    To determine, influence, or manage the behavior or functioning of something.

    "The thermostat is designed to control the temperature of the entire building."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'control' originates from the Latin 'contrarotulus', meaning 'a counter roll' or 'a duplicate register'. It evolved through Old French 'contreroller' in the 15th century, which referred to the act of checking or verifying accounts.

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