MASTERMIND


Meaning of MASTERMIND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mɑ:stə(r)maɪnd, mæs- ]

( masterminds, masterminding, masterminded)

1.

If you mastermind a difficult or complicated activity, you plan it in detail and then make sure that it happens successfully.

The finance minister will continue to mastermind Poland’s economic reform...

VERB : V n

2.

The mastermind behind a difficult or complicated plan, often a criminal one, is the person who is responsible for planning and organizing it.

He was the mastermind behind the plan to acquire the explosives.

N-COUNT : usu sing , usu with supp , oft N behind/of n

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