mus·ter (m s t r)v. mus·tered, mus·ter·ing, mus·ters v.tr. 1. To call (troops) together, as for inspection. 2. To cause to come together; gather: Bring all the volunteers you can muster. 3. To call forth; summon up: mustering up her strength for the ordeal. See Synonyms at call. v.intr. To assemble or gather: mustering for inspection. n. Phrasal Verbs: 1. a. A gathering, especially of troops, for service, inspection, review, or roll call. b. The persons assembled for such a gathering. 2. A muster roll. 3. A gathering or collection: a muster of business leaders at a luncheon. 4. A flock of peacocks. See Synonyms at flock1. muster in To enlist or be enlisted in military service: She mustered in at the age of 18. muster out Idiom: To discharge or be discharged from military service: He was mustered out when the war ended. pass muster To be judged as acceptable. [Middle English mustren, from Old French moustrer, from Latin m  nstr re, to show, from mnstrum, sign, portent, from mon re, to warn; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
muster [ˈmʌstə]
vb
1. (Military) to call together (numbers of men) for duty, inspection, etc., or (of men) to assemble in this way
(Military)
muster in or out US to enlist into or discharge from military service
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) Austral and NZ to round up (livestock)
4. (tr; sometimes foll by up) to summon or gather to muster one's arguments to muster up courage
n
1. (Military) an assembly of military personnel for duty, inspection, etc.
2. a collection, assembly, or gathering
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Austral and NZ the rounding up of livestock
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a flock of peacocks
pass muster to be acceptable
[from old French moustrer, from Latin monstrāre to show, from monstrum portent, omen]
Muster, Mustering a number of things or persons assembled on a particular occasion; a collection, as a muster of peacocks—Johnson, 1755. See also levy.
Examples: mustering of horses, 1835; muster of peacocks, 1470; mustering of storks; muster of troops.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | muster - a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster" assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| 2. |  muster - compulsory military service militarisation, militarization, mobilization, mobilisation - act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops" levy en masse, levy - the act of drafting into military service armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| Verb | 1. | muster - gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
| 2. | muster - call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc. |
muster
verb
2. rally, group, gather, assemble, round up, marshal, mobilize, call together The general had mustered his troops north of the border.
3. assemble, meet, come together, convene, congregate, convoke They mustered in the open, well wrapped and saying little.
noun
assembly, meeting, collection, gathering, rally, convention, congregation, roundup, mobilization, hui (N.Z.), concourse, assemblage, convocation He called a general muster of all soldiers.
pass muster be acceptable, qualify, measure up, make the grade, fill the bill (informal), be or come up to scratch I could not pass muster in this language.
Translations
muster [ˈmʌstəʳ]
muster [ˈmʌstər]
vt
[+ strength, support, energy, courage] → rassembler
[+ troops] → rassembler
n
to pass muster (= be satisfactory) → être acceptable
must-have [ˌmʌstˈhæv] n → indispensable m, must m
to pass muster (= be satisfactory) → être acceptable
must-have [ˌmʌstˈhæv] n → indispensable m, must m
muster
n (esp Mil: = assembly) → Appell m; (= cattle muster) → Zusammentreiben nt → der Herde; to pass muster (fig) → den Anforderungen genügen; muster station (on ship) → Sammelplatz m
vt
(= summon) → versammeln, zusammenrufen; (esp Mil) → antreten lassen; cattle → zusammentreiben; the men were mustered at 14.00 → die Leute mussten um 14.00 Uhr zum Appell antreten
(= manage to raise: also muster up) → zusammenbekommen, aufbringen; (fig) intelligence → aufbieten; strength, courage → aufbringen; all one’s strength, courage → zusammennehmen
vi → sich versammeln; (esp Mil) → (zum Appell) antreten
muster [ˈmʌstəʳ]
muster [ˈmʌstəʳ]
1. n (gathering) → adunata; (roll-call) → appello
to pass muster (fig) → essere (considerato/a) accettabile or passabile
to pass muster (fig) → essere (considerato/a) accettabile or passabile
2. vt (men, helpers) → radunare, mettere insieme; (money, sum) → mettere insieme (also muster up) (strength, courage) → fare appello a
I can't muster up any enthusiasm → non riesco ad entusiasmarmi
I can't muster up any enthusiasm → non riesco ad entusiasmarmi
3. vi → radunarsi
muster [ˈmʌstəʳ]
1. n (gathering) → adunata; (roll-call) → appello
to pass muster (fig) → essere (considerato/a) accettabile or passabile
to pass muster (fig) → essere (considerato/a) accettabile or passabile
2. vt (men, helpers) → radunare, mettere insieme; (money, sum) → mettere insieme (also muster up) (strength, courage) → fare appello a
I can't muster up any enthusiasm → non riesco ad entusiasmarmi
I can't muster up any enthusiasm → non riesco ad entusiasmarmi
3. vi → radunarsi
v muster [ˈmastə]
1 to gather together (especially soldiers for duty or inspection). versamel, oproep يَحْشِد събиране shromáždit; nechat nastoupit samle antreten lassen συγκεντρώνω reunir(se) (ülevaatuseks) kogunema فراخواندن kokoontua rassembler לְגַייֵס एकत्र करना, जुटाना proći smotru felsorakoztat mengumpulkan safna saman, kalla saman adunare; (passare in rassegna) 召集する 소집하다 rinkti(s) sapulcināt perhimpunan bijeenroepen samle sammen, stille opp zwołać, zebrać ajuntamento a se reuni, a se aduna собирать zhromaždiť zbrati smotra ställa upp รวบรวม toplanmak 集合 збиратися اکٹھا کرنا sự tập hợp 集合
2 to gather (courage, energy etc) He mustered his energy for a final effort. oproep يَجْمَع трупам sebrat, soustředit samle aufbieten επιστρατεύω reunir kokku võtma جمع اورى کردن koota rassembler לֶאֱזוֹר एकत्र हो जाना skupiti összeszed mengerahkan safna hugrekki/kröftum raccogliere, fare appello a 奮い起こす (용기를) 내다, 고무하다 (su)kaupti, (su)kelti sakopot (spēkus u.tml.); saņemties mengumpulkan verzamelen samle (mot) zebrać się w sobie, zmobilizować reunir a strânge собирать(ся) pozbierať zbrati sakupiti samla, uppbåda ทำให้กล้า toplamak 鼓起 збирати ہمت جٹانا sự tập trung 鼓起
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