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Definition of muster verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

muster

verb
 
/ˈmʌstə(r)/
 
/ˈmʌstər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they muster
 
/ˈmʌstə(r)/
 
/ˈmʌstər/
he / she / it musters
 
/ˈmʌstəz/
 
/ˈmʌstərz/
past simple mustered
 
/ˈmʌstəd/
 
/ˈmʌstərd/
past participle mustered
 
/ˈmʌstəd/
 
/ˈmʌstərd/
-ing form mustering
 
/ˈmʌstərɪŋ/
 
/ˈmʌstərɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive] muster something (up) to find as much support, courage, etc. as you can synonym summon
    • We mustered what support we could for the plan.
    • She left the room with all the dignity she could muster.
    • He could muster only 154 votes at the election.
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  2. [intransitive, transitive] to come together or to bring people, especially soldiers, together, for example for military action synonym gather
    • The troops mustered.
    • The force mustered 1 000 strong.
    • muster somebody/something to muster an army
    • The navy could muster 44 warships.
  3. [transitive] muster something (Australian English, New Zealand English) to gather together sheep or cows
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French moustrer (verb), moustre (noun), from Latin monstrare ‘to show’.
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