mastering
part of speech
verb (master, masters, mastered, mastering — -ing form); noun (mastering — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Mastering a skill or subject means learning it completely and becoming really good at it. tree →
2) Mastering a feeling means getting control of it («mastering his fear»). tree →
3) (music) Mastering is the last stage of making a recording, when the sound is balanced and made ready to sell or stream. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school, «mastering times tables» means knowing them quickly and without mistakes; many schools talk about «mastery». In stories, a character mastering fear shows courage. In music technology, mastering is a job in a studio.
examples
- She is mastering the 7 times table. tree →
- Mastering a new language takes years. tree →
- He is mastering his fear of heights. tree →
- Mastering the piano needs daily practice. tree →
- We are mastering long division this term. tree →
- The band's song is in the mastering stage. tree →
- Mastering a skateboard trick takes lots of falls. tree →
- He spoke to her then, mastering his heart to do it. tree →
note
From «master» (no double r: mastered, mastering). «Master» as a verb is used for both girls and boys. «Mastery» is the noun for very good knowledge.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «mastering» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.