exert

Everyday

1. To exert a force or pressure is to push, pull or press with it. tree →
2. To exert yourself is to make a big physical or mental effort. tree →
3. To exert influence or control is to use your power to affect someone or something. tree →
4. To exert a skill or quality is to use it fully and with effort. tree →

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 →
• Gravity exerts a pull on everything with mass. tree →
• Don't exert yourself too much while you have a cold. tree →
• The weightlifter exerted all his strength. tree →
• Water exerts pressure on the walls of the tank. tree →
• The boy exerts a force of 20 newtons on the trolley. tree →
• The coach exerts a lot of influence over the team. tree →
• In vain she promised great rewards to the doctors; though they exerted all their skill, nothing would cure the Prince. tree →

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 →

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.