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muster
What does muster mean?
muster (verb): to look within oneself to summon (a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage).
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use muster in a sentence?
- I couldn't muster the courage to tell him. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce muster?
/ˈmʌstɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does muster come from?
From Middle English musteren, borrowed from Anglo-Norman mostrer, Middle French monstrer, moustrer (whence the noun monstre, which gave the English noun), from Latin mōnstrō (“to show”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “muster” mean?
to cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it
Not quite: that's what pour means.
to look within oneself to summon (a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage)
Right! That's what “muster” means.
to travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface
Not quite: that's what fly means.
to cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground
Not quite: that's what launch means.
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