mastered
MAS-turd/ˈmæs.tɚd/SayMAH-stuhdUK/ˈmɑːs.təd/AUS/ˈmaːs.təd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of master.
The apprentice mastered every technique the workshop could teach.
Once she had mastered the basics, the advanced material came easily.
Note
One regular -ed spelling covers every past use: she mastered the violin, she has mastered it, the violin was mastered. Most meanings of master take an object, so the passive comes easily. A skill is mastered through practice, a rebellion is mastered when it is subdued, and a recording is mastered when its master copy is made. The old sense of owning something is now obsolete.
mastered is a form of master
master, verb: To learn or develop skill in something to a high degree of proficiency. Full entry
- Spelling
- master → mastered: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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