mastered

Adjective
Synonyms: downdown pat

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. understood perfectly“had his algebra problems down”Synonyms: downdown pat
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Master \Mas"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mastered; p. pr. vb. n. Mastering.]

1.To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue. [1913 Webster]

Obstinacy and willful neglects must be mastered, even though it cost blows.— Locke.[1913 Webster]

2.To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science. [1913 Webster]

3.To own; to posses. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The wealth That the world masters.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

mastered \mastered\ adj. Learned thoroughly.

Syn: down, down pat(predicate). [WordNet 1.5]

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