Vocabulary
Muster
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle.
Urdu meaning
اکٹھے ہونا، فوجی دستوں کا ایک جگہ جمع ہونا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Villages can link meteorological alerts to WhatsApp or SMS trees, identify safe muster points and teach members to avoid bridges or basements during cloudbursts.
- It seemed that the prime minister made an attempt to muster up magnanimity, but failed.
- None of the PTPs supporters can give you a coherent answer as to why they like Khan so much, but so many of them do say that keeping them away from power took all the strength the state could muster in the form of the 26th Amendment.
- One of the reasons for India`s failure to muster support for its military action even from its strategic allies in the West was that it failed to provide any solid evidence of Pakistan`s alleged involvement in the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
- Whether we can muster that collective will remains an open question, but the planet is sending us its answers in no uncertain terms.
Synonyms
assemble, bring together, call together, marshal, mobilize, rally, round up, raise
Curator example
“17,000 men had been mustered on Haldon Hill”
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