Learn vs. Master — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Learn and Master
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Learn
To gain knowledge of or skill in through study, instruction, or experience
Learned how to sail.
Learned the new computer program.
Learn to speak Hindi.
Master
The owner or keeper of an animal
The dog ran toward its master.
Learn
To become aware or informed of; find out
Learned the truth about him.
Learned that it was best not to argue.
Master
The owner of a slave.
Learn
To fix in the mind or memory; memorize
Learned the speech in a few hours.
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Master
One who has control over or ownership of something
The master of a large tea plantation.
Learn
(Nonstandard) To cause to acquire knowledge; teach.
Master
An employer.
Learn
(Obsolete) To give information to.
Master
The man who serves as the head of a household.
Learn
To gain knowledge, information, comprehension, or skill
Learns quickly.
Learned about computers.
Learned of the job through friends.
Master
One who defeats another; a victor
I had to admit that I had met my master and so conceded the game.
Learn
To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
Master
One who acts out the role of the dominating partner in a sadomasochistic relationship.
Learn
To attend a course or other educational activity.
Master
The captain of a merchant ship. Also called master mariner.
Learn
To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve.
Learn from one's mistakes
Master
One whose teachings or doctrines are accepted by followers.
Learn
To study.
I learn medicine.
They learn psychology.
Master
Master(Christianity) Jesus.
Learn
To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
He just learned that he will be sacked.
Master
A male teacher, schoolmaster, or tutor.
Learn
To teach.
Give him a clip round the ear. That'll learn him!
Master
One who holds a master's degree.
Learn
The act of learning something
Master
An artist or performer of great and exemplary skill.
Learn
To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acquire understanding of, or skill; as, to learn the way; to learn a lesson; to learn dancing; to learn to skate; to learn the violin; to learn the truth about something.
Now learn a parable of the fig tree.
Master
An old master.
Learn
To communicate knowledge to; to teach.
Hast thou not learned me howTo make perfumes ?
Master
A worker qualified to teach apprentices and carry on the craft independently.
Learn
To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly.
Take my yoke upon you and learn of me.
Master
An expert
A master of three languages.
Learn
Acquire or gain knowledge or skills;
She learned dancing from her sister
I learned Sanskrit
Children acquire language at an amazing rate
Master
Used formerly as a title for a man holding a naval office ranking next below a lieutenant on a warship.
Learn
Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally;
I learned that she has two grown-up children
I see that you have been promoted
Master
Used as a title for a man who serves as the head or presiding officer of certain societies, clubs, orders, or institutions.
Learn
Commit to memory; learn by heart;
Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
Master
Master Used as a title for any of various male officers having specified duties concerning the management of the British royal household.
Learn
Be a student of a certain subject;
She is reading for the bar exam
Master
Master Used as a courtesy title before the given or full name of a boy not considered old enough to be addressed as Mister.
Learn
Impart skills or knowledge to;
I taught them French
He instructed me in building a boat
Master
(Archaic) Used as a form of address for a man; mister.
Learn
Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort;
I want to see whether she speaks French
See whether it works
Find out if he speaks Russian
Check whether the train leaves on time
Master
One who is appointed to assist a court in the performance of certain legal functions, such as the taking of testimony and calculating damages in complex litigation. Also called special master.
Master
Master A man who owns a pack of hounds or is the chief officer of a hunt.
Master
An original, such as an original document or audio recording, from which copies can be made.
Master
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master.
Master
Principal or predominant
A master plot.
Master
Controlling all other parts of a mechanism
A master switch.
Master
Highly skilled or proficient
A master thief.
Master
Being an original from which copies are made.
Master
To become very skilled in or knowledgeable about
Mastered the language in a year's study.
Master
To overcome or defeat
He finally mastered his addiction to drugs.
Master
To produce a master copy of (an audio or video recording, for example).
Master
Someone who has control over something or someone.
Master
The owner of an animal or slave.
Master
(nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
Master
(dated) The head of a household.
Master
Someone who employs others.
Master
An expert at something.
Mark Twain was a master of fiction.
Master
A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
Master
(dated) A schoolmaster.
Master
A skilled artist.
Master
(dated) A man or a boy; mister. See Master.
Master
A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
She has a master in psychology.
Master
A person holding such a degree.
He is a master of marine biology.
Master
The original of a document or of a recording.
The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.
Master
(film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
Master
(legal) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
The case was tried by a master, who concluded that the plaintiffs were the equitable owners of the property....
Master
A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.
A master wheel
A master database
Master
(freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
Master
(by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
Master
(BDSM) A male dominant.
Master
A vessel having a specified number of masts.
A two-master
Master
Masterful.
A master performance
Master
Main, principal or predominant.
Master
Highly skilled.
Master batsman
Master
Original.
Master copy
Master
(intransitive) To be a master.highly ambiguous, master in what sense?
Master
(transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
Master
(transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.
It took her years to master the art of needlecraft.
Master
To own; to possess.
Master
To make a master copy of.
Master
To earn a Master's degree.
He mastered in English at the state college.
Master
A vessel having (so many) masts; - used only in compounds; as, a two-master.
Master
A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; - formerly used with much more extensive application than now.
Master
One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time.
Master of a hundred thousand drachms.
We are masters of the sea.
Master
One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.
Great masters of ridicule.
No care is taken to improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it.
Master
A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mĭster, except when given to boys; - sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.
Master
A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.
Where there are little masters and misses in a house, they are impediments to the diversions of the servants.
Master
The commander of a merchant vessel; - usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel.
Master
A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
Throughout the city by the master gate.
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.
Master
To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science.
Master
To own; to posses.
The wealthThat the world masters.
Master
To be skillful; to excel.
Master
An artist of consummate skill;
A master of the violin
One of the old masters
Master
A person who has general authority over others
Master
A combatant who is able to defeat rivals
Master
Directs the work of other
Master
Presiding officer of a school
Master
An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
Master
An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
Master
Someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
Master
An authority qualified to teach apprentices
Master
Key that secures entrance everywhere
Master
Be or become completely proficient or skilled in;
She mastered Japanese in less than two years
Master
Get on top of; deal with successfully;
He overcame his shyness
Master
Have dominance or the power to defeat over;
Her pain completely mastered her
The methods can master the problems
Master
Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of;
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