Exert

Word EXERT
Character 5
Hyphenation ex ert
Pronunciations /ɪɡˈzɜːt/

Definitions and meanings of "Exert"

What do we mean by exert?

To put to use or effect; put forth. transitive verb

To bring to bear; exercise. transitive verb

To put (oneself) to strenuous effort. transitive verb

To put forth; thrust out; push out; emit.

To put forth, as strength, force, or ability; put in action; bring into active operation: as, to exert the strength of the body; to exert powers or faculties.

To put forth as the result of effort; do or perform.

To put forth effort or energy.

See exserted.

To thrust forth; to emit; to push out. transitive verb

To put force, ability, or anything of the nature of an active faculty; to put in vigorous action; to bring into active operation transitive verb

To put forth, as the result or exercise of effort; to bring to bear; to do or perform. transitive verb

To use efforts or endeavors; to strive; to make an attempt. transitive verb

To put in vigorous action verb

To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material verb

Put to use verb

Make a great effort at a mental or physical task verb

Have and exercise verb

To put in vigorous action.

To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Exert

The word "exert" in example sentences

The only control I will try to exert is to keep doing them. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That exert from the housekeeping magazine is hilarious ... too funny. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And clearly, the military force a country can exert is only one component of its power. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Much of the fascination that the book continues to exert is owing to its context, and none of the editions I possess, including Paul Foote's 1966 translation and now this very deft version by Hugh Aplin, has failed to include quite a deal of background material without which Mikhail Lermontov's brief, intricate masterpiece is difficult to appreciate. ❋ Unknown (2005)

But I suggest that our weight in world affairs and the influence we can exert is greater than our numbers would indicate. ❋ Unknown (1953)

Otherwise, we may need to take Timberlake up on his word and exert a little extra A-list peer pressure! ❋ Hollie McKay (2011)

a man was able to exert, that is, how many foot-pounds of work a man could do in a day. ❋ Frederick Winslow Taylor (1885)

We wanted the Vorster government to end apartheid at home and exert its influence for progress in Rhodesia and Namibia as well. ❋ Walter F. Mondale (2010)

Crucially, would it actually exert any pressure on the Iranian militants to release our hostages or would it endanger them? ❋ Walter F. Mondale (2010)

Speakers of the major non-English languages are in positions to exert influence on the evolution of Global English purely on the basis of their numbers. ❋ Leslie Dunton-Downer (2010)

After the American Revolution, as we have seen, doctors and political leaders believed that for the new nation to flourish, its citizens needed to exert strict control over their bodies. ❋ Thaddeus Russell (2010)

Furthermore, he would likely think that to the extent religion does exert an influence, it is on the left and not the right. ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

The USA has always had a number of nationalist/colonialist/expansionists within the reaches of power in Washington D.C., but history has shown every time they exert power in behalf of their philosophy, the nation and its people end up losers. ❋ Robert Schwab (2011)

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