pre-control

con·trol

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh n-trohl]
- /kənˈtroʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh n-trohl]
- /kənˈtroʊl/

Definitions of pre-control word

verb with object pre-control to hold in check; curb: to control a horse; to control one's emotions. 1
verb with object pre-control to test or verify (a scientific experiment) by a parallel experiment or other standard of comparison. 1
verb with object pre-control to eliminate or prevent the flourishing or spread of: to control a forest fire. 1
verb with object pre-control Obsolete. to check or regulate (transactions), originally by means of a duplicate register. 1
noun pre-control the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command: Who's in control here? 1
noun pre-control the situation of being under the regulation, domination, or command of another: The car is out of control. 1

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Origin of pre-control

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; late Middle English co(u)ntrollen (v.) < Anglo-French contreroller to keep a duplicate account or roll, derivative of contrerolle (noun). See counter-, roll

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Parts of speech for Pre-control

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pre-control

pre-control popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".