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Learn vs. Master — What's the Difference?

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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;
Do you control these data?

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