must

1 of 4

verb

məs(t),

ˈməst

present tense and past tense, all persons must

auxiliary verb

: be commanded or requested to

you must stop

: be urged to : ought by all means to

you must read that book

: be compelled by physical necessity to

one must eat to live

: be required by immediate or future need or purpose to

we must hurry to catch the bus

: be obliged to : be compelled by social considerations to

I must say you're looking well

: be required by law, custom, or moral conscience (see conscience sense 1) to

we must obey the rules

: be determined to

if you must go at least wait for me

: be unreasonably or perversely compelled to

why must you argue

: be logically inferred (see infer sense 1) or supposed to

it must be time

: be compelled by fate or by natural law to

what must be will be

: was or were presumably certain to : was or were bound to

if he did it she must have known

dialect : may, shall

—used chiefly in questions

intransitive verb

archaic : to be obliged to go

I must to Coventry

William Shakespeare

must

2 of 4

noun (1)

ˈməst

: an imperative need or duty : requirement

: an indispensable item : essential

exercise is a must

must

3 of 4

noun (2)

: the expressed juice of fruit and especially grapes before and during fermentation

also : the pulp and skins of the crushed grapes

must

4 of 4

noun (3)

: musk

: mold entry 3, mustiness

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun (1)

Middle English moste, from Old English mōste, past indicative & subjunctive of mōtan to be allowed to, have to; akin to Old High German muozan to be allowed to, have to

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Old English, from Latin mustum

Noun (3)

Middle English (Scots) moist, from Middle French must, alteration of musc musk

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (1)

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

musters 1 of 2

noun

plural of muster

as in assemblies

a body of people come together in one place a muster of concerned citizens

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

assemblies
conferences
meetings
assemblages
gatherings
congregations
audiences
convocations
panels
rallies
synods
throngs
symposiums
ingatherings
coteries
crowds
packs
companies
flocks
swarms
legions
markets
houses
symposia
hordes
consorts
multitudes
presses
caucuses
crushes
gangs
forums
fora
galleries
rabbles
grandstands
mobs
rabblements

as in clusters

a number of things considered as a unit considering the muster of suggestions that were submitted for "word of the year"

Synonyms & Similar Words

clusters
lots
sets
bunches
batches
groups
arrays
collections
assemblages
constellations
groupings
batteries
series
packages
clumps
huddles
assortments
banks
bands
blocks
clutches
varieties
suites
runs
jumbles
mixtures
aggregations
passels
parcels
aggregates
accumulations
clots
the whole kit and caboodle
miscellanies
knots
conglomerations
sundries
suits
agglomerations
hodgepodges
odds and ends
cycles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

units
items
entities
singles

musters

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of muster

as in organizes

to assemble and make ready for action a command to muster the troops

Synonyms & Similar Words

organizes
marshals
mobilizes
summons
arranges
orders
rallies
marshalls
activates
convenes
groups
collects
lines up
rounds up
calls (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

disrupts
disturbs
disorders
dismisses
disorganizes
deactivates
demobs
demobilizes
disarranges
disbands
dissolves
splits (up)
breaks up

as in summons

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command all the supporters that I could muster for the fund-raising campaign

Synonyms & Similar Words

summons
calls
assembles
convenes
gathers
convokes
rallies
collects
amasses
groups
calls out
calls up
reconvenes
calls in
reassembles
knells
rounds up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dissolves
breaks up

as in contains

to be made up of the corps of regular wine drinkers musters only about 10% of the population

Synonyms & Similar Words

contains
comprises
includes
encompasses
entails
involves
incorporates
embodies
comprehends
embraces
assimilates
consists (of)
takes in

单词	musters
释义	must 1 of 4 verb məs(t), ˈməst present tense and past tense, all persons must auxiliary verb 1 a : be commanded or requested to you must stop b : be urged to : ought by all means to you must read that book 2 : be compelled by physical necessity to one must eat to live : be required by immediate or future need or purpose to we must hurry to catch the bus 3 a : be obliged to : be compelled by social considerations to I must say you're looking well b : be required by law, custom, or moral conscience (see conscience sense 1) to we must obey the rules c : be determined to if you must go at least wait for me d : be unreasonably or perversely compelled to why must you argue 4 : be logically inferred (see infer sense 1) or supposed to it must be time 5 : be compelled by fate or by natural law to what must be will be 6 : was or were presumably certain to : was or were bound to if he did it she must have known 7 dialect : may, shall —used chiefly in questions intransitive verb archaic : to be obliged to go I must to Coventry William Shakespeare must 2 of 4 noun (1) ˈməst 1 : an imperative need or duty : requirement 2 : an indispensable item : essential exercise is a must must 3 of 4 noun (2) : the expressed juice of fruit and especially grapes before and during fermentation also : the pulp and skins of the crushed grapes must 4 of 4 noun (3) 1 : musk 2 : mold entry 3, mustiness Synonyms Verb have (to) need ought (to) shall should Noun (1) condition demand essential must-have necessary necessity need needful requirement requisite sine qua non See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb we must be quiet during the performance Word History Etymology Verb and Noun (1) Middle English moste, from Old English mōste, past indicative & subjunctive of mōtan to be allowed to, have to; akin to Old High German muozan to be allowed to, have to Noun (2) Middle English, from Old English, from Latin mustum Noun (3) Middle English (Scots) moist, from Middle French must, alteration of musc musk First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun (1) 1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Noun (3) 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing must if you must know if someone must I must love you and leave you must-have must-see you/he/she must be joking the show must go on must not if you must know if someone must I must love you and leave you must-have must-see you/he/she must be joking the show must go on must not See More Kids Definition must 1 of 2 helping verb ˈməst present and past all persons must 1 : to be commanded, requested, or urged to You must stop the noise at once. 2 : to be required to A person must eat to live. 3 : to be very likely to It must be time. I must have lost it. must 2 of 2 noun : something that is or seems to be required or necessary Sturdy shoes are a must for this hike. Medical Definition must noun ˈməst : the expressed juice of fruit and especially grapes before and during fermentation musters 1 of 2 noun plural of muster 1 as in assemblies a body of people come together in one place a muster of concerned citizens Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance assemblies conferences meetings assemblages gatherings congregations audiences convocations panels rallies synods throngs symposiums ingatherings coteries crowds packs companies flocks swarms legions markets houses symposia hordes consorts multitudes presses caucuses crushes gangs forums fora galleries rabbles grandstands mobs rabblements 2 as in clusters a number of things considered as a unit considering the muster of suggestions that were submitted for "word of the year" Synonyms & Similar Words clusters lots sets bunches batches groups arrays collections assemblages constellations groupings batteries series packages clumps huddles assortments banks bands blocks clutches varieties suites runs jumbles mixtures aggregations passels parcels aggregates accumulations clots the whole kit and caboodle miscellanies knots conglomerations sundries suits agglomerations hodgepodges odds and ends cycles Antonyms & Near Antonyms units items entities singles musters 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of muster 1 as in organizes to assemble and make ready for action a command to muster the troops Synonyms & Similar Words organizes marshals mobilizes summons arranges orders rallies marshalls activates convenes groups collects lines up rounds up calls (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms disrupts disturbs disorders dismisses disorganizes deactivates demobs demobilizes disarranges disbands dissolves splits (up) breaks up See More 2 as in summons to bring together in assembly by or as if by command all the supporters that I could muster for the fund-raising campaign Synonyms & Similar Words summons calls assembles convenes gathers convokes rallies collects amasses groups calls out calls up reconvenes calls in reassembles knells rounds up Antonyms & Near Antonyms dissolves breaks up 3 as in contains to be made up of the corps of regular wine drinkers musters only about 10% of the population Synonyms & Similar Words contains comprises includes encompasses entails involves incorporates embodies comprehends embraces assimilates consists (of) takes in
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must

verb

noun (1)

noun (2)

noun (3)

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing must

Kids Definition

helping verb

noun

Medical Definition

noun

noun

verb