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# controller

noun (a controller, controllers)

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

## Everyday

1. A hand-held device with buttons and sticks used to play video games or work a machine such as a toy car or drone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controller/#m1)
2. A person whose job is to control or manage something, such as an air traffic controller. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controller/#m2)
3. A part of a machine that controls how it works. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controller/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, children use game controllers and remote controls. In technology lessons, a controller sends signals to make something move or change. In jobs, air traffic controllers guide planes safely. Phrases: game controller, remote controller, air traffic controller, wireless controller.

### Examples

- Pass me the second controller so we can play together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controller/#x1)
- The controller's batteries are flat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controller/#x2)
- My drone has a small controller. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controller/#x3)
- Air traffic controllers tell pilots when to land. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controller/#x4)
- Press the A button on the controller to jump. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controller/#x5)
- Put the controller away when screen time is over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/controller/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Double l: c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-r. The verb is "control" (controlled, controlling). A "remote control" for a TV is also often called a "remote". Screen time tip: take breaks from games.

## On Mova

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