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# exertion

noun (exertion, exertions)

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

## Everyday

1. Hard physical or mental effort. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exertion/#m1)
2. Using strength or power to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exertion/#m2)

### In the lessons

In PE and health lessons: after exertion your heart beats faster, you breathe hard and sweat. In stories: «red-faced with exertion», «panting from the exertion». In science, exerting a force means pushing or pulling.

### Examples

- She was out of breath from the exertion of the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exertion/#x1)
- His face was red with exertion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exertion/#x2)
- After all that exertion, we needed a drink of water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exertion/#x3)
- Climbing the hill took a lot of exertion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exertion/#x4)
- Rest after heavy exertion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exertion/#x5)
- The exertion of carrying the boxes made him tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exertion/#x6)
- In that way I may be able to kill them without much exertion.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exertion/#x7)

### Note

Mostly uncountable; plural «exertions» means a lot of efforts. Verb: exert (exert a force, exert yourself). Safety: drink water and rest after hard exertion, especially in heat.

## On Mova

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