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controleren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • card noun A small, flat piece of stiff paper or plastic, used for games, messages, payments, or identification.
  • check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  • control verb To direct or influence the behavior of someone or something.
  • master noun A person with exceptional skill or deep expertise in something.
  • monitor noun A screen used to display output from a computer or other device.
  • monitoring noun The ongoing act of watching, checking, or tracking something to catch changes or problems.
  • vet noun A doctor who treats animals; short for veterinarian.

Senses

controleren is used for these senses in English:

  • card (transitive, US) To check IDs, especially against a minimum age requirement.
  • check (transitive) To inspect; to examine.
  • check (transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
  • control (transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
  • master (transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
  • monitor (transitive) To watch over; to guard.
  • monitoring The carrying out of surveillance on, or continuous or regular observation of, an environment or people in order to detect signals, movements or changes of state or quality.
  • vet To thoroughly check or investigate particularly with regard to providing formal approval.

card — full definition

  1. noun A small, flat piece of stiff paper or plastic, used for games, messages, payments, or identification.
  2. verb To check someone's identification to confirm their age.

check — full definition

  1. noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  2. noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
  3. noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
  4. noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
  5. verb To examine or verify something.

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