Idioms for muster

    pass muster,
    1. to pass a cursory inspection.
    2. to measure up to a certain standard; be adequate: Your grades don't pass muster.

Origin of muster

1250–1300; Middle English mostren (v.) < Old French mostrer < Latin mōnstrāre to show, derivative of mōnstrum portent; see monster

synonym study for muster

1. See gather.

OTHER WORDS FROM muster

pre·mus·ter, verb (used with object) un·mus·tered, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH muster

muster mustard

Definition for muster (2 of 2)

Origin of must

1
before 900; Middle English most(e), Old English mōste (past tense); cognate with German musste. See mote2

SYNONYMS FOR must

1 Must, ought, should express necessity or duty. Must expresses necessity or compulsion: I must attend to those patients first. Soldiers must obey orders. Ought (weaker than must ) expresses obligation, duty, desirability: You ought to tell your mother. Should expresses obligation, expectation, or probability: You are not behaving as you should. Children should be taught to speak the truth. They should arrive at one o'clock.

Example sentences from the Web for muster

British Dictionary definitions for muster (1 of 5)

muster
/ (ˈmʌstə) /

verb

noun

Word Origin for muster

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

British Dictionary definitions for muster (2 of 5)

must 1
/ (mʌst, unstressed məst, məs) /

verb (takes an infinitive without to or an implied infinitive)

noun

an essential or necessary thing strong shoes are a must for hill walking

Word Origin for must

Old English mōste past tense of mōtan to be allowed, be obliged to; related to Old Saxon mōtan, Old High German muozan, German müssen

British Dictionary definitions for muster (3 of 5)

must 2
/ (mʌst) /

noun

mustiness or mould

Word Origin for must

C17: back formation from musty

British Dictionary definitions for muster (4 of 5)

must 3
/ (mʌst) /

noun

the newly pressed juice of grapes or other fruit ready for fermentation

Word Origin for must

Old English, from Latin mustum new wine, must, from mustus (adj) newborn

British Dictionary definitions for muster (5 of 5)

must 4
/ (mʌst) /

noun

a variant spelling of musth

Idioms and Phrases with muster (1 of 2)

muster

Idioms and Phrases with muster (2 of 2)

must

see a must; show must go on.