Muster — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a gathering of military personnel for duty

compulsory military service

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈʌstɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈʌstə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈʌstə/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈʌstɚ/.

Examples

he was thrown in the brig for missing muster
muster the courage to do something
she rallied her intellect

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

muster up come up rally selective service summon draft conscription

Parts of Speech

noun	a gathering of military personnel for duty “he was thrown in the brig for missing muster”
noun	compulsory military service
verb	gather or bring together “muster the courage to do something”
verb	call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.

Word Forms

muster	verb	call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.
conscript	verb	enroll into service compulsorily
draft	verb	engage somebody to enter the army
rally	noun	the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort
muster	noun	compulsory military service

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufbringen

eine Versammlung von Militärangehörigen zum Dienst

🇫🇷French

rassemblement

un rassemblement de militaires pour le devoir

🇪🇸Spanish

reunión

una reunión de personal militar para el servicio

🇮🇹Italian

adunata

un raduno di militari in servizio

🇳🇱Dutch

opbrengen

een bijeenkomst van militair personeel voor dienst

🇵🇹Portuguese

reunir

uma reunião de militares para o serviço

🇷🇺Russian

сбор

сбор военнослужащих для несения службы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जुटाना

ड्यूटी के लिए सैन्य कर्मियों का जमावड़ा

🇧🇩Bengali

জমা

ডিউটির জন্য সামরিক কর্মীদের একটি সমাবেশ

🇮🇳Tamil

சேகரிக்க

கடமைக்காக இராணுவ வீரர்களின் கூட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కూడబెట్టు

విధి కోసం సైనిక సిబ్బంది సమావేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

एकत्र करणे

कर्तव्यासाठी लष्करी जवानांचा मेळावा

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકત્ર

ફરજ માટે લશ્કરી કર્મચારીઓનો મેળાવડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೂಡಿಸು

ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿಗಳ ಸಭೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശേഖരിക്കുക

ഡ്യൂട്ടിക്കായി സൈനിക ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരുടെ ഒത്തുചേരൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਕੱਠਾ ਕਰੋ

ਡਿਊਟੀ ਲਈ ਫੌਜੀ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਇਕੱਠ

🇵🇰Urdu

جمع

ڈیوٹی کے لیے فوجی جوانوں کا اجتماع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鼓起

执行任务的军事人员的聚集

🇯🇵Japanese

召集する

任務のために軍人が集まること

🇰🇷Korean

소집

임무를 수행하기 위한 군인들의 모임

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tập hợp

một tập hợp quân nhân làm nhiệm vụ

🇹🇭Thai

ชุมนุม

การรวมตัวของทหารเพื่อปฏิบัติหน้าที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengumpulkan

kumpulan personel militer untuk bertugas

🇵🇭Filipino

magtipon

isang pagtitipon ng mga tauhan ng militar para sa tungkulin

🇲🇾Malay

kumpul

perhimpunan anggota tentera untuk bertugas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حشد

تجمع للعسكريين للخدمة

🇮🇷Persian

جمع آوری

گردهمایی پرسنل نظامی برای انجام وظیفه

🇹🇷Turkish

toplanma

askeri personelin görev için toplanması

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְקַבֵּץ

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