exert

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪɡˈzɝt/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪɡˈzɜːt/

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Verb

Plain form exert

Third-person singular exerts

Past tense exerted

Past participle exerted

Present participle exerting

1. If you exert yourself when doing something, you use a lot of strength to do it.

Related words

• exertion