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		 noun |  verb mastermindmastermind1 /ˈmæstɚˌmaɪnd/ noun [countable usually singular] ► the mastermind of/behind something the terrorist mastermind behind the kidnappings    someone who plans and organizes a complicated operation, especially a criminal operation: the mastermind of/behind something the terrorist mastermind behind the kidnappings noun |  verb mastermindmastermind2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEmastermind |
 | Present | I, you, we, they | mastermind |   | he, she, it | masterminds |  | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | masterminded |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have masterminded |   | he, she, it | has masterminded |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had masterminded |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will mastermind |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have masterminded |  
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 | Present | I | am masterminding |   | he, she, it | is masterminding |   | you, we, they | are masterminding |  | Past | I, he, she, it | was masterminding |   | you, we, they | were masterminding |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been masterminding |   | he, she, it | has been masterminding |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been masterminding |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be masterminding |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been masterminding |  
     to think of, plan, and organize a large, important, and difficult operation:  Manson was convicted of masterminding the murder of Tate and six others. |