master
noun
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something.
mastered
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past participleof master.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof master.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
masternouna person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps it was just as well he never mastered Gromit the Cat.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Pyongyang has mastered sanctions evasion and generated billions of dollars in illicit funds, including having cyberoperatives land remote work at U.S. companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen anything like that from a press secretary, but no one has mastered the dark art of hucksterism with Leavitt’s aplomb.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
In three years, he said, he mastered the alphabet, but "it took me 22 years to master 650 words" of vocabulary.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
I eventually mastered the counter swing and made it through to level eight.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
