What does controlling mean?
Definitions for controlling
con·trol·ling
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word controlling.
Princeton's WordNet
controllingadjective
able to control or determine policy
"a controlling interest in the firm"
Wiktionary
controllingadjective
Having control over a person or thing.
His mother is very controlling.
ChatGPT
controlling
Controlling refers to the process of regulating, directing, restraining or managing activities, individuals, or systems to ensure they adhere to certain standards, rules, or objectives. It is a key function in management and governance that involves comparing actual performance with planned performance and taking corrective actions if necessary.
Webster Dictionary
Controlling
of Control
Editors Contribution
controllingverb
Verb form of the word control.
Controlling the budget was essential for the wedding and they did it easily.
Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of controlling in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of controlling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of controlling in a Sentence
It's almost saturated with [these genes], which means that people using permethrin and pyrethrin based products will probably have a very hard time controlling the lice.
In human life, art may arise from almost any activity, and once it does so, it is launched on a long road of exploration, invention, freedom to the limits of extravagance, interference to the point of frustration, finally discipline, controlling constant change and growth.
Over the last five years, technology growth in China has been extremely successful and allowed millions of new entrants to benefit from access to financial products and the creation of high-quality jobs, but it has also led to two firms controlling more than 90% of the mobile payments market.
Roosevelt loved more than anything else to be the center of attention, and he had a huge, huge ego, they both have a certain amount of ego. They both have trouble controlling their mouths.
We are igniting a people who are often overlooked, ignored, and haven't been served for decades, these lands, they deserve representation. Republicans want what I want, they want independence. They want to be left alone. They want to live upon these lands with freedom. They don't want overregulation and the government controlling every aspect of their lives. They want the support they need.
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- السيطرةArabic
- RegelungGerman
- έλεγχοGreek
- controladorSpanish
- valvontaanFinnish
- को नियंत्रित करनेHindi
- kontrollingHungarian
- mengendalikanIndonesian
- controlloItalian
- 제어Korean
- ImperansLatin
- het regelenDutch
- kontrolowaniePolish
- controladorPortuguese
- controlorRomanian
- управлениеRussian
- kontrollerandeSwedish
- การควบคุมThai
- kontrolTurkish
- управлінняUkrainian
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