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# exert

verb (exert, exerts, exerted, exerting)

«exert» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To exert a force or pressure is to push, pull or press with it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exert/#m1)
2. To exert yourself is to make a big physical or mental effort. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exert/#m2)
3. To exert influence or control is to use your power to affect someone or something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exert/#m3)
4. To exert a skill or quality is to use it fully and with effort. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exert/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science, «exert a force» is the usual phrase: the Earth exerts a pull of gravity, a magnet exerts a force on iron, your hand exerts pressure on a desk. In everyday life, doctors may tell a sick person not to exert themselves. Phrases: exert a force, exert pressure, exert yourself, exert influence.

### Examples

- The magnet exerts a force on the paper clip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exert/#x1)
- Gravity exerts a pull on everything with mass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exert/#x2)
- Don't exert yourself too much while you have a cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exert/#x3)
- The weightlifter exerted all his strength. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exert/#x4)
- Water exerts pressure on the walls of the tank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exert/#x5)
- The boy exerts a force of 20 newtons on the trolley. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exert/#x6)
- The coach exerts a lot of influence over the team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exert/#x7)
- In vain she promised great rewards to the doctors; though they exerted all their skill, nothing would cure the Prince. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exert/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: exerted, exerting. It is a slightly formal word; in speech people say «push» or «put in effort». The noun is «exertion» (hard effort). In science problems a force exerted is measured in newtons.

## In Jewish tradition

In science, «exert a force» is the usual phrase: the Earth exerts a pull of gravity, a magnet exerts a force on iron, your hand exerts pressure on a desk. In everyday life, doctors may tell a sick person not to exert themselves. Phrases: exert a force, exert pressure, exert yourself, exert influence.

### Examples

- And flight shall fail the swift, and the strong shall not exert his strength, neither shall the mighty deliver himself; (Prophets AMO.2.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exert/#x1)

### Note

Regular verb: exerted, exerting. It is a slightly formal word; in speech people say «push» or «put in effort». The noun is «exertion» (hard effort). In science problems a force exerted is measured in newtons.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «exert» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exert/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«exert» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/exert.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «exert» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/exert/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«exert» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/exert.html) on Mova free.