Meanings
prepositional phrase
- idiomaticBeing taken care of or being addressed.
Don't worry; the police have been called and the situation is under control.
- literalBeing actively controlled, or able to be actively controlled in its current state.
Throughout the turbulence encounter, the pilots kept the aircraft under control.
1 more example
The control rods absorb neutrons in the reactor core, keeping the fission reaction under control and preventing it from going prompt critical.
Translations
Finnish hallinnassa
- hallinnassabeing taken care of
French sous contrôle
- sous contrôlebeing taken care of
German unter Kontrolle
- unter Kontrollebeing taken care of
Greek υπό έλεγχο
- υπό έλεγχο (ypó élencho)being taken care of
Italian sotto controllo
- sotto controllobeing taken care of
Latin sub frenō, in frenīs
- sub frenōbeing taken care of
- in frenīsbeing taken care of
Persian تحت کنترل
- تحت کنترل (taht-e kontorol)being taken care of
Polish pod kontrolą, opanowany
- pod kontroląbeing taken care of
- opanowanybeing taken care of
Romanian sub control
- sub controlbeing taken care of
Russian под контролем
- под контролем (pod kontrolem)being taken care of
Spanish bajo/so control
- bajo/so controlbeing taken care of
Welsh dan reolaeth
- dan reolaethbeing taken care of
Cite this entry
APA
under control. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20control
MLA
“under control.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20control. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “under control,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/under%20control.
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