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to muster
01
to gather individuals, like military or jury duty personnel, to fulfill their assigned duties
Transitive: to muster a group of people
Examples
The military commander decided to muster the troops for an important mission.
02
to gather or summon for a specific purpose or action
Transitive: to muster sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
muster
3rd person singular
musters
Present participle
mustering
Past simple
mustered
Past participle
mustered
Examples
She mustered the courage to speak in front of the large crowd.
Muster
01
a gathering or assembly of animals, especially livestock or fowl, for the purpose of counting, inspection, or branding
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Animal
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
musters
02
compulsory military service
03
a gathering of military personnel for duty
