mastered

Everyday

1. Learned something completely so that you can do it well: she has mastered long division. tree →
2. Got control over a feeling or difficulty: he mastered his fear. tree →
3. (music) Made the final version of a recording. tree →
4. Mastered can also mean defeated or overpowered in a fight. tree →

In the lessons

In school, «mastered» shows full learning: «once you have mastered times tables...». Teachers and reports use it about skills. In stories characters «mastered their fear». Phrases: have mastered, mastered the art of, fully mastered.

Examples

• I have finally mastered riding my bike. tree →
• Once you have mastered adding, you can learn multiplying. tree →
• She mastered the piano piece after weeks of practice. tree →
• He mastered his fear of the dark. tree →
• Our class has mastered the five times table. tree →
• The puppy mastered «sit» in one day. tree →
• It took me ages, but I mastered the backflip. tree →
• The song was mastered in a big studio. tree →
• Snati immediately sprang upon him, and Ring assisted in the attack, and after a hard struggle they mastered him a second time. tree →

Note

Regular past form of «master»: master + ed. Used with «have/has» for a skill you now know: «I have mastered it». The noun «mastery» means full skill. Trap: «master» can also be a noun (a skilled person, or an old word for a male teacher or owner).