adj
Meaning 1
Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
controlled
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈtɹəʊld/
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General-American: /kənˈtɹoʊld/
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N T R OW1 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Subjected to regulation or direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Resulting from a comparison with control samples; including a comparison (control) group. (describing clinical trials)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: research
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
- A randomized, controlled trial (RCT).
- Attempto Controlled English (ACE).
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Under the control of the specified entity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds
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verb
Meaning 5
simple past and past participle of control
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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verb
Meaning 6
simple past and past participle of controll
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective
Meaning 7
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- controlled emotions
- the controlled release of water from reservoirs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: uncontrolled
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مُسيطر عليه — inhibited or restrained in one's words or actions
- Finnish: hillitty — inhibited or restrained in one's words or actions
- Finnish: hallittu — inhibited or restrained in one's words or actions
- Latin: moderātus — inhibited or restrained in one's words or actions
- Romanian: controlat — inhibited or restrained in one's words or actions
- Arabic: مُنظبط — resulting from a comparison
- Finnish: kontrolloitu — resulting from a comparison
- Finnish: verrokki- — resulting from a comparison
- French: contrôlé — resulting from a comparison
- German: kontrolliert — resulting from a comparison
- Hungarian: kontrollált — resulting from a comparison
- Italian: controllato — resulting from a comparison
- Portuguese: controlado — resulting from a comparison
- Romanian: controlat — resulting from a comparison
- Spanish: controlado — resulting from a comparison
- Arabic: خاضع — Under the control of the specified entity
- Finnish: ohjattu — Under the control of the specified entity
- Finnish: hallittu — Under the control of the specified entity
- Finnish: hallitsema — Under the control of the specified entity
- Finnish: tarkastettu — Under the control of the specified entity
- German: beherrscht — Under the control of the specified entity
- German: kontrolliert — Under the control of the specified entity
Real reading context