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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MUSS

Probably a blend of mess + fuss.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MUSS

muss  [mʌs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUSS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Muss is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb muss in English.

WHAT DOES MUSS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of muss in the English dictionary

The definition of muss in the dictionary is often foll by up to make untidy; rumple. Other definition of muss is a state of disorder; muddle.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MUSS

PRESENT

Present
I muss
you muss
he/she/it musses
we muss
you muss
they muss
Present continuous
I am mussing
you are mussing
he/she/it is mussing
we are mussing
you are mussing
they are mussing
Present perfect
I have mussed
you have mussed
he/she/it has mussed
we have mussed
you have mussed
they have mussed
Present perfect continuous
I have been mussing
you have been mussing
he/she/it has been mussing
we have been mussing
you have been mussing
they have been mussing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I mussed
you mussed
he/she/it mussed
we mussed
you mussed
they mussed
Past continuous
I was mussing
you were mussing
he/she/it was mussing
we were mussing
you were mussing
they were mussing
Past perfect
I had mussed
you had mussed
he/she/it had mussed
we had mussed
you had mussed
they had mussed
Past perfect continuous
I had been mussing
you had been mussing
he/she/it had been mussing
we had been mussing
you had been mussing
they had been mussing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will muss
you will muss
he/she/it will muss
we will muss
you will muss
they will muss
Future continuous
I will be mussing
you will be mussing
he/she/it will be mussing
we will be mussing
you will be mussing
they will be mussing
Future perfect
I will have mussed
you will have mussed
he/she/it will have mussed
we will have mussed
you will have mussed
they will have mussed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been mussing
you will have been mussing
he/she/it will have been mussing
we will have been mussing
you will have been mussing
they will have been mussing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would muss
you would muss
he/she/it would muss
we would muss
you would muss
they would muss
Conditional continuous
I would be mussing
you would be mussing
he/she/it would be mussing
we would be mussing
you would be mussing
they would be mussing
Conditional perfect
I would have muss
you would have muss
he/she/it would have muss
we would have muss
you would have muss
they would have muss
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been mussing
you would have been mussing
he/she/it would have been mussing
we would have been mussing
you would have been mussing
they would have been mussing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you muss
we let´s muss
you muss
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to muss
Past participle
mussed
Present Participle
mussing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUSS

muspike
musquash
musquetoon
musrol
Mussalman
mussel
mussel bed
musselcracker
musselled
Musset
mussier
mussiest
mussily
mussiness
mussitate
mussitation
Mussolini
Mussorgsky
Mussulman
mussy

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUSS

Anschluss
blunderbuss
buss
cuss
degauss
discuss
fuss
gauss
glamourpuss
huss
Neuss
puss
repercuss
Russ
schuss
sourpuss
Strauss
suss
truss
wuss

Synonyms and antonyms of muss in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MUSS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «muss» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of muss

Translation of «muss» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUSS

Find out the translation of muss to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of muss from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «muss» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

搞乱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

muss
570 millions of speakers

English

muss
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अव्यवस्था
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فوضى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

-массового
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

muss
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঝগড়াঝাঁটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

muss
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Muss
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Muss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

muss
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

안절부절
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Muss
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô trật tự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

muss
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोंधळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kargaşa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

muss
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

muss
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

-Масова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

muss
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

muss
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

muss
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

muss
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

muss
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of muss

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUSS»

The term «muss» is very widely used and occupies the 4.750 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUSS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «muss» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «muss» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about muss

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUSS»

Discover the use of muss in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to muss and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Descendants of John Muss & Elizabeth Ceise: Exploring ...
CATHERINE V.4 MUSS (CLAUDE LEE3 MUSS, JOHN CARROLL2 MUSS, JOHN1 MUSS) was born March 08, 1923 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. No additional information can be found on her at this time. 60. AGNES INEZ “INEZ”4 MUSS ...
Mark Browning, 2012
2
Curious Miss Muss
Introduces words that rhyme with "curious" and uses them in a series of illustrative sentences.
Jan Westberg, 2004
3
Warum die Selbstgeldwäschestraffrei bleiben muss:
wirkt,161 sodass dieses überindividuelle Rechtsgut nicht als Minus zum Vortatrechtsgut verstanden werden kann,162 sondern ein Plus darstellt. Dann muss man aber darin, dass bei Zweifeln über die Vortatbeteiligung wegen Geldwäsche, ...
Christian Schröder, Marcus Bergmann, 2013
4
Modern German Grammar Workbook
Es muss vor der Party noch Wein und Bier eingekauft werden. Die roten Beeren kann man nicht essen. Dieser Entwurf ist noch vor Büroschluss fertigzustellen. Meine Schwester ist um 11 Uhr abzuholen. Diese Tür lässt sich nicht abschließen.
Heidi Zojer, John Klapper, Ruth Whittle, 2011
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A Manual of the Mahommedan Law of Inheritance and Contract: ...
Muss. Khajah Buksh, 35 Mahommed Zuheerwe Huq v. Mussumat Butoolum, 8 Malbai, in the Goods of, 8 Meer Murtaza v. Lalla Nursingh Sbu- hae, 175 Mohadeen Ahmud Khan v. Syed Mo- hamed, 40 Moharaj Singh v. Lulla Bheeehuk Lall ...
Standish Grove Grady, 1869
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A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Town & County of ...
He then applied himself most sedulously to drawing and perspective, in which he received much encouragement and assistance from Mr. Muss (father of the late Mr. Charles Muss, the enameller), and in 1804, at the age of 17, ventured to ...
Eneas Mackenzie, 1827
7
Dem Schwerte Muss Der Pflug Folgen: Ueber-peasants and ...
The specific focus of this study is on the original Hegewald resettlement ideas of Richard Walther Darre and how his philosophy was taken over by Himmler and fit into his personal needs and creed after 1941.
Simone C. De Santiago Ramos, 2007
8
A Concise Dictionary of the Assyrian Languages
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
William Muss-Arnolt, 2010
9
Lernpunkt Deutsch
Leider muss ich nächstes Jahr sitzen bleiben. Das ist es, was ich sofort ändern würde! Harald, Augsburg Wir müssen immer viele Klassenarbeiten schreiben, aber das muss sein, finde ich. Doch das deutsche Notensystem kann ich nicht ...
Peter Morris, Alan Wesson, 2000
10
Early Tales & Sketches
A family 'Muss 9 September 1852 "A Family Muss,' by "W. Epaminondas Adrastus Perkins," is the earliest substantial piece of writing in Orion's Hannibal Journal which can be confidently attributed to Clemens. One week after its publication the  ...
Mark Twain, Edgar Marquess Branch, Robert H. Hirst

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUSS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term muss is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rapper Icewear Vezzo makes good in neighborhood, opens …
The duo, who've worked together since Vezzo was a teen, hope too that the no-muss kitchen will be a positive asset to the neighborhood. «Detroit Metro Times, Jul 15»
2
Neue Daten zum Bianchi-Unfall: Mit 126 km/h in den Bergekran
Erste Schlussfolgerung: Ein Auto muss so stabil gebaut werden, dass der Fahrer einen Aufprall gegen einen 6,8 Tonnen schweres ... «auto motor und sport, Jul 15»
3
CDC update on teen sexuality contains some surprises
"These are very much no muss, no fuss methods, with a much lower failure rate," Cushman said. As in previous studies, the number of teenage ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
4
Teens are less likely to be sexually active
“These are very much no muss, no fuss methods, with a much lower failure rate,” Cushman said. Older teens were more likely to use birth ... «State Column, Jul 15»
5
Bulk Cooking Can Make Meals Easier
... going back to school, make a plan to start buying and cooking in bulk to get dinner on the table quickly and without a lot of muss and fuss. «Payson Roundup, Jul 15»
6
Gericht hebt Bescheid für drei Kasino-Lizenzen auf
Das Finanzressort muss nun das Vergabeverfahren neu aufrollen. Für Novomatic handelt es sich um den nächsten Rückschlag. In Wien darf ... «derStandard.at, Jul 15»
7
Manchester United bietet Mega-Summe für Thomas Müller von …
Lahm-Schreck Bayern-Kapitän muss angeschlagen raus ... Beim 1:0-Sieg gegen Inter muss Philipp Lahm angeschlagen ausgewechselt ... «BILD, Jul 15»
8
How long does it take to change a phone number? Lindsey Graham …
The good news for Lindsey Graham is that if there are numbers available in the system, the company can switch him over with no muss or fuss. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
9
Porsche 911/991 Facelift (IAA 2015): Mitfahrt
Man muss schon sehr genau hingucken. Die kosmetischen Maßnahmen beim gelifteten Porsche 911 (Premiere auf der IAA in Frankfurt im ... «autobild.de, Jul 15»
10
Summer makeup tips: How to look great with little to no makeup
... with less muss and fuss. Liz Bussey, owner of Glow Lashes explains, “the majority of lash extension wearers don't wear much makeup at all. «Vancity Buzz, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Muss [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/muss>. Apr 2024 ».
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