exert
verb/ɪɡˈzɜːt/
/ɪɡˈzɜːrt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they exert | /ɪɡˈzɜːt/ /ɪɡˈzɜːrt/ |
| he / she / it exerts | /ɪɡˈzɜːts/ /ɪɡˈzɜːrts/ |
| past simple exerted | /ɪɡˈzɜːtɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɜːrtɪd/ |
| past participle exerted | /ɪɡˈzɜːtɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɜːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form exerting | /ɪɡˈzɜːtɪŋ/ /ɪɡˈzɜːrtɪŋ/ |
- exert something to use power or influence to affect somebody/something
- He exerted all his authority to make them accept the plan.
- The moon exerts a force on the earth that causes the tides.
- exert yourself to make a big physical or mental effort
- In order to be successful he would have to exert himself.
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘perform, practise’): from Latin exserere ‘put forth’, from ex- ‘out’ + serere ‘bind’.
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