Past tense of muster
regular verb
The past tense of muster is mustered. The past participle is also mustered.
Forms of muster
| Base form (V1) | muster /ˈmʌstə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | mustered |
| Past participle (V3) | mustered |
| Present participle | mustering |
| Third person singular | musters |
Mustered in a sentence
- The whole male population, men and boys, mustered on the top of the hill.1900, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 3, page 268
- I mustered up all my remaining willpower.From the entry muster up
- Her black eye made her face even paler as she mustered a weak smile.2012 April 17, Mary Alice Monroe, The Butterfly's Daughter, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 136. From the entry luz
- I mustered up courage to shake the box, but not to enter the office.2009, Aaron Chynn, Memoirs of an Ordinary Man: A Yorkshireman's Tale, page 49. From the entry hrrmph
- Life yielded easily to intelligence and effort, or to what proportion could be mustered of both.1936 Feb., F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Crack-Up", Esquire. From the entry life
Meaning of muster
- noun An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.
- noun An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.
- noun The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.
Questions about the past tense of muster
- What is the past tense of muster?
- The past tense of muster is mustered.
- What is the past participle of muster?
- The past participle of muster is mustered.
- Is muster a regular or irregular verb?
- Muster is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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