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My purist comedy friends accuse me of being a Jack of all trades and master of none.
Marcus Brigstocke

Meaning of "master" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MASTER

Old English magister teacher, from Latin; related to Latin magis more, to a greater extent.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MASTER

master  [ˈmɑːstə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MASTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Master is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb master in English.

WHAT DOES MASTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of master in the English dictionary

The first definition of master in the dictionary is the man in authority, such as the head of a household, the employer of servants, or the owner of slaves or animals related adjective magistral. Other definition of master is a person with exceptional skill at a certain thing. Master is also a great artist, esp an anonymous but influential artist.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MASTER

PRESENT

Present
I master
you master
he/she/it masters
we master
you master
they master
Present continuous
I am mastering
you are mastering
he/she/it is mastering
we are mastering
you are mastering
they are mastering
Present perfect
I have mastered
you have mastered
he/she/it has mastered
we have mastered
you have mastered
they have mastered
Present perfect continuous
I have been mastering
you have been mastering
he/she/it has been mastering
we have been mastering
you have been mastering
they have been mastering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I mastered
you mastered
he/she/it mastered
we mastered
you mastered
they mastered
Past continuous
I was mastering
you were mastering
he/she/it was mastering
we were mastering
you were mastering
they were mastering
Past perfect
I had mastered
you had mastered
he/she/it had mastered
we had mastered
you had mastered
they had mastered
Past perfect continuous
I had been mastering
you had been mastering
he/she/it had been mastering
we had been mastering
you had been mastering
they had been mastering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will master
you will master
he/she/it will master
we will master
you will master
they will master
Future continuous
I will be mastering
you will be mastering
he/she/it will be mastering
we will be mastering
you will be mastering
they will be mastering
Future perfect
I will have mastered
you will have mastered
he/she/it will have mastered
we will have mastered
you will have mastered
they will have mastered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mastering
you will have been mastering
he/she/it will have been mastering
we will have been mastering
you will have been mastering
they will have been mastering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would master
you would master
he/she/it would master
we would master
you would master
they would master
Conditional continuous
I would be mastering
you would be mastering
he/she/it would be mastering
we would be mastering
you would be mastering
they would be mastering
Conditional perfect
I would have master
you would have master
he/she/it would have master
we would have master
you would have master
they would have master
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mastering
you would have been mastering
he/she/it would have been mastering
we would have been mastering
you would have been mastering
they would have been mastering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you master
we let´s master
you master
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to master
Past participle
mastered
Present Participle
mastering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MASTER


brewmaster
ˈbruːˌmɑːstə
bushmaster
ˈbʊʃˌmɑːstə
choirmaster
ˈkwaɪəˌmɑːstə
concertmaster
ˈkɒnsətˌmɑːstə
grandmaster
ˈɡrændˌmɑːstə
harbormaster
ˈhɑːbərˌmɑːstə
headmaster
ˌhɛdˈmɑːstə
loadmaster
ˈləʊdˌmɑːstə
postmaster
ˈpəʊstˌmɑːstə
quartermaster
ˈkwɔːtəˌmɑːstə
quizmaster
ˈkwɪzˌmɑːstə
remaster
riːˈmɑːstə
ringmaster
ˈrɪŋˌmɑːstə
schoolmaster
ˈskuːlˌmɑːstə
spymaster
ˈspaɪmɑːstə
stationmaster
ˈsteɪʃənˌmɑːstə
taskmaster
ˈtɑːskˌmɑːstə
toastmaster
ˈtəʊstˌmɑːstə
webmaster
ˈwɛbˌmɑːstə
yardmaster
ˈjɑːdmɑːstə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MASTER

mastectomy
master aircrew
master baker
master bedroom
master builder
master butcher
master card
master chief petty officer
master class
master copy
master corporal
master cylinder
master disk
master file
master hand
master key
master mariner
Master of Arts
master of ceremonies
master of foxhounds

WORDS THAT END LIKE MASTER

aster
blaster
broadcaster
caster
coaster
disaster
Doncaster
Easter
faster
forecaster
Lancaster
laster
manchester
natural disaster
plaster
raster
roller coaster
roller-coaster
taster
the master
toaster

Synonyms and antonyms of master in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MASTER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «master» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of master

Translation of «master» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MASTER

Find out the translation of master to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of master from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «master» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

主人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amo
570 millions of speakers

English

master
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मास्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صَاحِبُ الـْمَنْزِلِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хозяин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mestre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মনিব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maître
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Meister
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Master
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாஸ்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मास्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ana
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

padrone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

господар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stăpân
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αφέντης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meester
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

husbonde
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

herre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of master

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MASTER»

The term «master» is very widely used and occupies the 1.412 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MASTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «master» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «master» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about master

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10 QUOTES WITH «MASTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word master.
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Anant Agarwal
I think we can question whether degrees are antediluvian. Online learning has flexibility. Why not master courses in energy, writing, communications, and engineering and get a credential?
2
Dante Alighieri
Art, as far as it is able, follows nature, as a pupil imitates his master; thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild.
3
Kofi Annan
More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations.
4
Roger Ascham
Let the master praise him, and say, 'Here ye do well.' For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.
5
Richard Bach
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly.
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Ambrose Bierce
Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two.
7
David Josiah Brewer
Oratory is the masterful art. Poetry, painting, music, sculpture, architecture please, thrill, inspire - but oratory rules. The orator dominates those who hear him, convinces their reason, controls their judgment, compels their action. For the time being, he is master.
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Marcus Brigstocke
My purist comedy friends accuse me of being a Jack of all trades and master of none.
9
Pearl S. Buck
A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.
10
Pete Carroll
Dancers work and they work and they work, and they master their skills so far that improvisation just comes flowing out of them. Their natural expression of the best they can possibly be comes out of them because there is no boundary to hold them back... That's the mentality that I'm trying to create, recreate and hold on to forever.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MASTER»

Discover the use of master in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to master and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Master the Basics--English
This edition covers all the fundamentals of English grammar and usage, including parts of speech and typical verb patterns in sentences.
Jean Yates, 2006
2
The Master Key System
The Book that will not only leave you 'feeling' good, but also 'thinking' good. In The Master Key System, presented as a series of twenty-four lessons, Charles Haanel discusses everything from how to feel healthy to how to become wealthy.
Charles F. Haanel, 2008
3
Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation : Films, ...
Offers an inside look at the works of Hayao Miyazaki, featuring preliminary sketches and scenes from his films.
Helen McCarthy, 1999
4
Becoming a Master Student: Concise
In this latest edition, students will find even more ways to deepen their knowledge of themselves and the world around them with the new Master Students in Action feature, end-of-chapter Skills Snapshot exercises, and new chapters focused ...
Dave Ellis, 2011
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20 Master Plots: And How to Build Them
Identifies and analyzes twenty common plots, including rivalry, quest, rescue, temptation, maturation, and discovery, and offers advice for developing a story.
Ronald B Tobias, 2012
6
Master Techniques in Surgery: Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic ...
Outcomes, complications, and follow-up are also discussed. Each chapter ends with a brief reference list. A companion website will offer the fully searchable content of the book and procedural videos.
Keith Lillemoe, Willaim Jarnigan, 2012
7
45 Master Characters
Explores the most common male and female archetypes, provides instructions for using them to create your own original characters, and gives examples of how other authors have brought such archetypes to life in novels, film and television.
Victoria Schmidt, 2007
8
Chess Master Vs. Chess Amateur
Twenty-five chess games chosen, arranged, annotated to help amateurs avoid a variety of weak strategic and tactical moves. With commentary by 1935–36 World Chess Champion Max Euwe. 1963 edition.
Max Euwe, 1994
9
Ip Man: Portrait of a Kung Fu Master
In stories by those who knew him, the Master's life becomes a sketch of a path to Mastery.From stories shared by his son, this book paints a portrait of the famous Wing Chun Grand Master, Ip Man, providing a set of fifteen principles as a ...
Ip Ching, Ron Heimberger, 2001
10
Master/Slave Relations
A companion book to 'Protocols' this book covers the more general topic of Master/Slave relations - how they often evolve and how to avoid the problems that can easily crop up in the early stages.
Robert J. Rubel, Phd Rubel, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MASTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term master is used in the context of the following news items.
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Theodore Bikel, Master of Versatility in Songs, Roles and Activism …
Theodore Bikel, the multilingual troubadour, character actor and social activist who created the role of Baron von Trapp in the original ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Master the Game of Poker with This Free MIT Course on Poker Theory
Whether you like to play poker online for fun, or want to wipe the floor with your buddies at your regular poker night, this free online course from ... «Lifehacker, Jul 15»
3
Master P Offers Advice to Birdman vs Lil Wayne
Master P and Birdman have history, they were once rivals thanks to the successes of No Limit Records and Cash Money Records. Master P ... «News 92 FM, Jul 15»
4
Rebuilding Kedarpuri: Uttarakhand's master plan aims to protect …
The government estimated that the cost of implementing the master plan would come to nearly Rs 250 crore, which will be shared by state and ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
5
Pit master Dwight Gay's journey from crack addict to mentor
Dwight Gay, pit master at the nonprofit's new Mission Bar-B-Que, has already rebuilt his life and now will help other recovering addicts rebuild ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
6
Vote Could Mean Evansville's New Master Plan Is Coming
City officials say the downtown master plan will include two upcoming projects including the convention hotel and IU Med School along with ... «Tristatehomepage.com, Jul 15»
7
Athens-Clarke County hires consultant for public art master plan
Bressi is expected to begin work in August, with a public art master plan set to be presented to Athens-Clarke's mayor and commission for ... «Online Athens, Jul 15»
8
Donald Trump: Master of the demolition derby
Donald Trump always threatened to turn the race for the Republican presidential nomination into even more of a reality television show. «BBC News, Jul 15»
9
Six easy tips for becoming a fry master
Here are a few quick tips for becoming a true fry master: 1. Keep the oil at the right temperature. Oil that is too hot can burn the fried coating ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
10
Little Rock looks at expanding master bike plan
Little Rock is quickly becoming known as a bicycle friendly city, and plans are in the works to make cycling accessible to more neighborhoods ... «THV 11, Jul 15»

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