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# controlled

verb, past tense and past participle of «control» (control, controls, controlled, controlling); adjective (controlled)

«controlled» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Controlled is the past form of «control»: made something or someone do what you want, or kept it in order. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#m1)
2. As an adjective, controlled means kept steady, calm or within limits, not wild. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#m2)
3. In science, a controlled test is one where you change only one thing and keep the rest the same. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, a «controlled experiment» or «fair test» changes one variable and keeps others the same. In PE, a controlled movement is slow and careful. In stories, a character who controlled their temper stayed calm. Phrases: «controlled by», «remote-controlled», «well controlled», «out of control» (the opposite state).

### Examples

- She controlled the ball with her left foot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x1)
- The robot is controlled by a computer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x2)
- He took a deep breath and controlled his anger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x3)
- We did a controlled experiment and changed only the amount of water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x4)
- The firefighters controlled the fire before it reached the houses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x5)
- My brother has a remote-controlled car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x6)
- The traffic is controlled by lights at the crossing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x7)
- Her breathing was slow and controlled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x8)
- But he controlled himself and said: “Let me be, wife; what ails you? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/#x9)

### Note

Double «l» before -ed and -ing: control, controlled, controlling (but «controls»). Spelling trap: not «controled». In a science test, the «controlled variables» are the ones you keep the same. Not a number word, but in a problem «controlled» may mean a quantity was kept fixed.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «controlled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controlled/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«controlled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/controlled.html) on Mova free.