Muster (Verb)
Meaning 1
Gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- She mustered the courage to stand up and give her first public speech in front of a large audience.
- He rallied his teammates and they managed to win the game in the last minute.
- The general mustered his troops for a final battle against the enemy forces.
- It took her all the willpower and strength to muster the energy required to finish the marathon.
- He struggled to muster a smile for the family photograph after a long day.
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Meaning 2
Call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc..
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The soldiers quickly mustered in the early morning to prepare for their mission.
- All able-bodied men were required to muster for military service when the war broke out.
- The judge ordered the court officer to muster the jury members so they could be sworn in.
- As soon as the alarm sounded, the firefighters hastened to muster at the scene of the emergency.
- The sheriff's office would muster a posse to search for the escaped prisoner.