exert
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ex·ert
(ĭg-zûrt′)tr.v. ex·ert·ed, ex·ert·ing, ex·erts
1. To put to use or effect; put forth: exerted all my strength to move the box.
2. To bring to bear; exercise: exert influence.
3. To put (oneself) to strenuous effort: exerted ourselves mightily to raise funds.
[Latin exserere, exsert-, to put forth, stretch out : ex-, ex- + serere, to join; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]
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exert
(ɪɡˈzɜːt)vb (tr)
1. to use (influence, authority, etc) forcefully or effectively
2. to apply (oneself) diligently; make a strenuous effort
[C17 (in the sense: push forth, emit): from Latin exserere to thrust out, from ex-1 + serere to bind together, entwine]
exˈertion n
exˈertive adj
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ex•ert
(ɪgˈzɜrt)v.t.
1. to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action.
2. to put (oneself) into strenuous, vigorous action or effort.
[1650–60; < Latin ex(s)ertus, past participle of exserere to thrust out]
ex•er′tive, adj.
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exert
- Can refer to a seed's pushing out or up.See also related terms for pushing.
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Past participle: exerted
Gerund: exerting
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| Verb | 1. | exert - put to use; "exert one's power or influence" apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| 2. | exert - have and exercise; "wield power and authority" | |
| 3. |  exert - make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert oneself"act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" overexert - exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength; "don't overexert yourself when exercising!" |
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exert
verb apply, use, exercise, employ, wield, make use of, utilize, expend, bring to bear, put forth, bring into play He exerted all his considerable charm to get her to agree.
exert yourself make an effort, work, labour, struggle, strain, strive, endeavour, go for it (informal), try hard, toil, bend over backwards (informal), do your best, go for broke (slang), bust a gut (informal), spare no effort, make a great effort, give it your best shot (informal), break your neck (informal), apply yourself, put yourself out, make an all-out effort (informal), get your finger out (Brit. informal), pull your finger out (Brit. informal), knock yourself out (informal), do your damnedest (informal), give it your all (informal), rupture yourself (informal) He never exerts himself for other people.
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verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يَبْذِلُ جُهْدَه، يُجْهِدُ نَفْسَهيُمارِس
udøve
beita sér, reyna af fremsta megnineyta, beita
panaudojimaspasistengti
ietekmētizrādītpiepūlētiessasprindzināt spēkus
çaba göstermekkullanmak
exert
[ɪgˈzɜːt] VT [+ strength, force] → emplear; [+ influence, authority] → ejercerto exert o.s (physically) → esforzarse (to do sth por hacer algo) (= overdo things) → esforzarse or trabajar demasiado
don't exert yourself! (iro) → ¡no te vayas a quebrar or herniar! (iro)
he doesn't exert himself at all → no hace el más mínimo esfuerzo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
exert
[ɪgˈzɜːrt] vt [+ physical pressure] → exercer; [+ force] → exercer
to exert pressure on sth → exercer une pression sur qch
to exert pressure on sth → exercer une pression sur qch
to exert o.s. → se dépenser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
exert
vt pressure, influence, power, control → ausüben (→ on auf +acc); authority → aufbieten, einsetzen (on bei); force → gebrauchen, anwenden; to exert a force on something → eine Kraft auf etw (acc) → ausüben
vr → sich anstrengen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
exert
[ɪgˈzɜːt] vt (force) → impiegare; (influence, authority) → esercitareto exert o.s (physically) → fare uno sforzo
don't exert yourself! (hum) → non sforzarti troppo!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
exert
(igˈzəːt) verb1. to bring forcefully into use or action. He likes to exert his authority.
2. to force (oneself) to make an effort. Please exert yourselves.
exˈertion (-ʃən) noun1. the act of bringing forcefully into use. the exertion of one's influence.
2. (an) effort. They failed in spite of their exertions.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
exert
vt to — oneself esforzarse, hacer esfuerzosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.