to muster
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5.4
- verb
- /ˈmʌstər/
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- I, I, is there enough of a body of data that you can muster to make your business case compelling?
- muster the courage
- muster support
- muster enough votes
I just mustered it because I knew I had to.
- I just mustered it because I knew I had to.
- No, he will muster the courage to push on until he is the Wiener.
- And in the shakiest fucking voice he can muster, he said he's gone.
- And we need to take a stand with every ounce of wit and courage we can muster.
- So in other words, we're talking about a new law of engineering beyond anything that we can muster here on the planet Earth.
- And the world right now needs the most vivid, transformative universe of words that you and I can muster.
- That said, come October, the most important detail about the case was unsealed, primarily because I'd managed to muster the resources to appeal.
- If you can't even muster your ire and direct it to the culprit of the rape, then we're doomed.
- Faced with obstacles, each of you mustered your courage, set your sights and overcame the insurmountable.
- So I think we could muster something up next year or so.
Examples
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Notify all Scouts to muster outside my tent, on the double.
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The team mustered all their resources to complete the project on time.
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You see, you can never muster the strength... to fight for me.
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And all I could muster was, I'm not going to quit.
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And like, somehow through all of that, like, I was able to muster the strength somehow to talk to you.
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But there is no evidence that Congress can muster more wisdom than the executive in these matters.
Academic text (1991) -
When she finally mustered the nerve to read it, she understood the message.
Academic text (2013) -
To the north, the citizens of an optimistic and energetic empire mustered their national guard.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Audrey," I said in as comforting a tone as I could muster, "please relax."
Fiction book (1993) -
And as Les Brown said, if you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.
Synonyms
∞
2.1
To join people or things into one group for a shared purpose
∞
1.0
Bring people, things, or information together in one place
274
2.7
Join with others to work for the same goal
169
3.2
To bring people, animals, or things together in one place
159
3.7
To get better after an illness or problem
152
3.3
To gather people in one place for a purpose
118
2.8
To bring people together for a meeting or activity
70
1.9
Come together in a group near someone or something
65
3.7
To bring people or things together into one group
57
3.4
To work together with others to achieve a common goal
54
4.5
Find the strength or courage to do something difficult
50
3.4
Gather people or things and organize them to reach a goal
45
5.7
To bring people together for a formal meeting
34
3.1
Join with other people to work together for a common purpose
33
3.4
To join others to support the same cause
30
4.1
To come together in a group for a reason
22
3.6
To move a group of people or animals to a place by guiding them
10
5.1
To find enough courage or energy to do something
3
3.4
To make a group feel part of the same community
2
3.0
To stand or move closely in a group
2
3.0
People and animals come together in a group for safety or shared interest
1
3.5
To make people feel united by a shared goal or feeling
Gather money, papers, or people quickly, often with effort
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Jargon
1
8.4
A meeting when soldiers line up and have their names called to check who is present
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Muster comes from the old Latin root monstrare, which means 'to show'. Soldiers were once 'shown' and counted, so to muster someone or something came to mean 'gather' or bring together people or strength for a purpose.