Master
Prepended to a boy's name or surname as a form of addressPrepended to a boy's name or surname as a (now somewhat formal) form of address.
» It is not easy to master English.
Оволодіти англійською мовою не легко. — ChickenKiev
Нелегко опанувати англійську. — aandrusiak
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8 sensesPrepended to a boy's name or surname as a (now somewhat formal) form of address.
A religious teacher, often as an honorific title.
The title of the head of certain colleges and schools.
A master's degree.
someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
A person holding a master's degree, as a title.
The title of the eldest son of a Scots lord.
The eldest son of Lord Forbes is known as the Master of Forbes.
The owner of a slave, in some literature.
Used as the title of a dominant, especially a male one.
Examples
732 sentencesIt is not easy to master English.
Оволодіти англійською мовою не легко. — ChickenKiev
It is impossible to master English in a short time.
Неможливо опанувати англійську за короткий час. — aandrusiak
Tom is a master.
Том майстер. — deniko
A foreign language can't be mastered in a year or so.
Іноземну мову не можна опанувати лише за рік. — aandrusiak
deEine Fremdsprache meistert man nicht in einem Jahr oder so. — Manfredo
Dogs have masters, cats have servants.
Собаки мають господарів, коти — слуг. — deniko
ruУ собак - хозяева, у кошек - слуги. — Karok
Forms
plural: MastersSynonyms
16 synonyms- an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made:master copyoriginal
- an authority qualified to teach apprentices:professional
- an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship:captainsea captainskipper
- an artist of consummate skill:maestro
- a person who has general authority over others:overlordlord
- a combatant who is able to defeat rivals:victorsuperior
Word family
2 related wordsCollocations
10 patterns- master a foreign
- master's degree
- a master's degree
- master's degree in
- to master a
- easy to master
- is a master
- the master of
- want to master
- master plan