muster

mus·ter

 (mŭs′tər)

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 bring into existence or readiness; summon up: mustering up her strength for the ordeal. See Synonyms at call.

v.intr.

To assemble or gather: mustering for inspection.

n.

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.

Phrasal Verbs:

muster in

To enlist or be enlisted in military service: She mustered in at the age of 18.

muster out

To discharge or be discharged from military service: He was mustered out when the war ended.

Idiom:

pass muster

To be judged as acceptable.

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[Middle English mustren, from Old French moustrer, from Latin mōnstrāre, to show, from mōnstrum, sign, portent, from monēre, to warn; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

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muster

(ˈmʌstə)

vb

1. (Military) to call together (numbers of men) for duty, inspection, etc, or (of men) to assemble in this way

2. (Military)

a. muster in to enlist into military service

b. muster out to discharge from military service

3. (Agriculture) (tr) Austral and NZ to round up (livestock)

4. (sometimes foll by: up) to summon or gather: to muster one's arguments; to muster up courage.

n

5. (Military) an assembly of military personnel for duty, inspection, etc

6. a collection, assembly, or gathering

7. (Agriculture) Austral and NZ the rounding up of livestock

8. (Zoology) a flock of peacocks

9. pass muster to be acceptable

[C14: from old French moustrer, from Latin monstrāre to show, from monstrum portent, omen]

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mus•ter

(ˈmʌs tər)

v.t.

1. to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle or inspection.

2. to gather or summon (often fol. by up): He mustered all his courage.

v.i.

3. to assemble for inspection, service, etc.

4. to come together; collect; assemble; gather.

5. muster out, to discharge from military service.

n.

6. an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.

7. an assemblage or collection.

8. Also called mus′ter roll`. (formerly) a list of the persons in a military or naval unit.

Idioms:

pass muster, to be judged as acceptable in appearance or performance.

[1300–50; (n.) < Old French mostre < Latin mōnstrum portent; (v.) < Old French mostrer < Latin mōnstrāre, derivative of mōnstrum; compare monster]

syn: See gather.

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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.

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muster

Past participle: mustered
Gerund: mustering

Imperative

muster

muster

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Thesaurus

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     conscription, selective service, draft 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" muster up, rally, summon, come up 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. send for, call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"

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muster

verb

1. summon up, collect, call up, marshal Mustering all her strength, she pulled hard on the oars.

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

1. 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.

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muster

verb

1. To assemble, prepare, or put into operation, as for war or a similar emergency:

marshal, mobilize, organize, rally.

2. To bring together:

assemble, call, cluster, collect, congregate, convene, convoke, gather, get together, group, round up, summon.

3. To demand to appear, come, or assemble:

call, convene, convoke, send for, summon.

4. To come together:

assemble, cluster, collect, congregate, convene, forgather, gather, get together, group.

phrasal verb
muster in

To become a member of:

enlist, enroll, enter, join, sign up.

Informal: sign on.

phrasal verb
muster out

To release from military duty:

demobilize, discharge, separate.

noun

A number of persons who have come or been gathered together:

assemblage, assembly, body, company, conclave, conference, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, crowd, gathering, group, meeting, troop.

Informal: get-together.

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Translations

يَجْمَعيَحْشِد

sebratshromážditsoustředitsvolatnástup

samle

antretenaufbieten

erotusjoukkokokoonkokoontuakoolle

rassembler

összeszed

safna hugrekki/kröftumsafna saman, kalla saman

adunatapassare l'ispezioneraccogliereradunarsi

sakopotsaņemtiessapulcināt

samle motsamle sammen

pokazwzórzgromadzenie

toplamaktoplanmak

集合鼓起

muster

[ˈmʌstəʳ]

A. N (esp Mil) → revista f
to pass muster → ser aceptable

B. VT (= call together, collect) → reunir (also muster up) [+ courage] → armarse de; [+ strength] → cobrar
the club can muster 20 members → el club cuenta con 20 miembros, el club consta de 20 miembros

C. VI → juntarse, reunirse

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muster

[ˈmʌstə^r]

vt

[+ strength, support, energy, courage] → rassembler

[+ troops] → rassembler

n
to pass muster (= be satisfactory) → être acceptablemust-have [ˌmʌstˈhæv] n → indispensable m, must m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

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muster

[ˈmʌstəʳ]

1. n (gathering) → adunata; (roll-call) → appello
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

3. vi → radunarsi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

muster

(ˈmastə) verb

1. to gather together (especially soldiers for duty or inspection). versamel, oproep يَحْشِد събиране agrupamento shromáždit; nechat nastoupit antreten lassen samle συγκεντρώνωreunir (ülevaatuseks) kogunema فراخواندن kokoontua rassembler לְגַייֵס एकत्र करना, जुटाना proći smotru felsorakoztat mengumpulkan safna saman, kalla saman adunare; 召集する 소집하다 rinkti(s) sapulcināt perhimpunan bijeenroepen samle sammen, stille oppzwołać, zebrać راغوښتل ajuntamento a se reuni, a se aduna собирать zhromaždiť zbrati smotra ställa upp รวมพล 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 reunir sebrat, soustředit aufbieten samle επιστρατεύωreunir kokku võtma جمع اورى کردن kerätä 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 verzamelensamle zebrać się w sobie, zmobilizować راټولول reunir a strânge собирать pozbierať zbrati sakupiti samla, uppbåda รวบรวม toplamak 鼓起 збирати ہمت جٹانا sự tập trung 鼓起

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