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How to pronounce master
Say it like this: /ˈmæstɚ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does master mean?
nounSomeone who has control over something or someone.
“We are masters of the sea.”
The owner of an animal or slave.
The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
“Master at two-and-twenty, and married at twenty-three—”
adjMasterful.
“a master performance”
Main, principal or predominant.
Highly skilled.
verbTo be a master.
To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
“Obstinacy and willful neglects must be mastered, even though it cost blows.”
To learn to a high degree of proficiency.
“It took her years to master the art of needlecraft.”
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