Plural of control
regular plural
The plural of control is controls.
Forms of control
| Singular | control /kənˈtɹəʊl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | controls /kənˈtɹəʊlz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Controls in a sentence
- Guides, controls, psychic entities of some kind.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html)...
- Manual controls allow the user to override the camera's default settings.From the entry override
- Please don't monkey with the controls if you don't know what you're doing.From the entry monkey
- This guy, here, controls the current, and this guy, here, measures the voltage.From the entry guy
- This is what controls the flow of fuel into the carb.From the entry carb
Meaning of control
- verb To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
- verb (construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.
- verb To verify the accuracy of (something or someone, especially a financial account) by comparison with another account.
Questions about the plural of control
- What is the plural of control?
- The plural of control is controls.
- Is control countable?
- Control is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: control (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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