"muster up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: musters up [present, singular, third-person], mustering up [participle, present], mustered up [participle, past], mustered up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} muster up (third-person singular simple present musters up, present participle mustering up, simple past and past participle mustered up)
  1. Look within oneself to summon a particular positive quality, such as strength, energy or courage.
    Sense id: en-muster_up-en-verb-e0o-tw4n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up)

Inflected forms

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