master
MasterfulMasterful.
» It is not easy to master English.
Оволодіти англійською мовою не легко. — ChickenKiev
Нелегко опанувати англійську. — aandrusiak
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4 senses(not comparable)Masterful.
a master performance
(not comparable)Main, principal or predominant.
(not comparable)Highly skilled.
master batsman
(not comparable)Original.
master copy
- most important element
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
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English maister, mayster, meister (noun) and maistren (verb), from Old EnglishFrom Middle English maister, mayster, meister (noun) and maistren (verb), from Old English mǣster, mæġster, mæġester, mæġister, magister (“master”), from Latin magister (“chief, teacher, leader”), from Old Latin magester, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (as in magnus (“great”), also cognate of English much and mickle) + -ester/-ister (compare minister (“servant”)). Reinforced by Old French maistre, mestre (noun) and maistriier, maister (verb) from the same Latin source. Compare also Saterland Frisian Mäster (“master”), West Frisian master (“master”), Dutch meester (“master”), German Meister (“master”). Doublet of maestro, magister, and meister.
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
9 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