Phrase guide

under control

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Being taken care of or being addressed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Don't worry; the police have been called and the situation is under control.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 2

Being actively controlled, or able to be actively controlled in its current state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: literal

Examples

  • Throughout the turbulence encounter, the pilots kept the aircraft under control.
  • The control rods absorb neutrons in the reactor core, keeping the fission reaction under control and preventing it from going prompt critical.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: hallinnassa — being taken care of
  • French: sous contrôle — being taken care of
  • Georgian: კონტროლის ქვეშ (ḳonṭrolis kveš) — being taken care of
  • German: unter Kontrolle — being taken care of
  • Greek: υπό έλεγχο (ypó élencho) — being taken care of
  • Italian: sotto controllo — being taken care of
  • Latin: sub frenō — being taken care of
  • Latin: in frenīs — being taken care of
  • Persian: تحت کنترل (taht-e kontorol) — being taken care of
  • Polish: pod kontrolą — being taken care of
  • Polish: opanowany — being taken care of
  • Romanian: sub control — being taken care of
  • Russian: под контролем (pod kontrolem) — being taken care of
  • Welsh: dan reolaeth — being taken care of