to exert
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4.1
- verb
- /ɪɡˈzɜrt/
- And then every man is free to exert himself to do good or not.
- exert effort
- exert energy
- exert tremendous effort
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Watch on YouTubeWhen you were trying to exert willpower, there is a struggle.
- When you were trying to exert willpower, there is a struggle.
- The brain thinks I am strong, I have strength, I am exerting myself in this way.
- But where there's an open Vista, well, they act, they do things, they exert themselves.
- Unless you have a job that is already physically hard working forces you to exert yourself physically.
- There's an ongoing sense of discovery, although often you know you're exerting a lot of metabolical metabolical effort.
- You will not need to exert these enormous efforts not to commit atrocities.
- That essentially is the state in which you are exerting yourself out of at essentially a conversational level.
Examples
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During the competition, the athlete will exert all his strength to secure a victory.
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From now on, please try not to exert yourself, okay?
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My doctor told me not to exert myself.
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With the pressure to win, athletes will exert an extra amount of effort to win.
Academic text (1999) -
Now it had taken him great mental effort, exerted over many hours, just to remember that much.
Fiction book (1992) -
When you were trying to exert willpower, there is a struggle.
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Thus, the U.S. market once again began to exert itself forcibly on global oil pricing.
Academic text (1999) -
The rapidly growing Internet is exerting a profound influence on many aspects of contemporary life.
Academic text (1999) -
To win the race, she had to exert herself and push through the fatigue.
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He decided to exert great focus while studying for his final exams.
Synonyms
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4.2
To use a lot of effort to do something difficult
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5.0
To use money, time, or energy for a purpose
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5.0
Make a lot of effort to do something
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5.1
Make a person or thing work as hard as possible until they cannot keep going
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4.1
To try hard to do something
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3.5
To use all your energy or skill to try to do something
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7.2
Use all your energy and take big risks to test your skill
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4.2
To work hard and focus on a task
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6.9
To make a big effort beyond your usual limits
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Exert comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and -ert, from a root that meant 'to put or stretch forward', so to exert yourself is to 'put out' your strength or energy and make a strong effort.