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单词 musters
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must

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verb

məs(t),
ˈməst How to pronounce must (audio)
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

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noun (1)

ˈməst How to pronounce must (audio)
1
: an imperative need or duty : requirement
2
: an indispensable item : essential
exercise is a must

must

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noun (2)

: the expressed juice of fruit and especially grapes before and during fermentation
also : the pulp and skins of the crushed grapes

must

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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
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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

Kids Definition

must 1 of 2

helping verb

ˈməst How to pronounce must (audio)
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 How to pronounce must (audio)
: 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

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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
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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
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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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