master
verb [T] (LEARN) /ˈmɑː.stər/
/ˈmæs.tɚ/ Definition
› to learn how to do something well: to master a technique She lived in Italy for several years but never quite mastered the language. He quickly mastered the art of interviewing people.Knowing and learning
(Definition of master verb (LEARN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- article noun (LAW)
- assimilate verb (LEARN)
- brain training noun
- cram verb (LEARN)
- cut your political, professional, etc. teeth idiom
- familiar adjective (EASY TO RECOGNIZE)
- heathen noun
- hit the books idiom
- know sth like the back of your hand idiom
- know verb (HAVE INFORMATION)
- know what you are talking about idiom
- orientation noun (TRAINING)
- osmosis noun (IDEAS)
- recognition noun (KNOWING)
- review verb (STUDY)
- shadow verb (FOLLOW)
- sit under sb phrasal verb
- steep sth/sb in sth phrasal verb
- swot up (sth) phrasal verb
- swot verb
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