You don't exert yourself much.
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Exert
//ɪɡˈzɝt//
Synonyms for "exert" (41 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (20)
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Translations
35 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- напря́гам verb (to put in vigorous action)
- упражня́вам verb (to make use of)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 尽力 verb (to put in vigorous action)
- 施加 verb (to make use of)
Danish
2 entries- anstrenge verb (to put in vigorous action)
- udøve verb (to put in vigorous action)
Dutch
2 entries- inspannen verb (to put in vigorous action)
- uitoefenen verb (to make use of)
Finnish
4 entries- käyttää verb (to make use of)
- paneutua verb (to put in vigorous action)
- ponnistaa verb (to put in vigorous action)
- ponnistella verb (to put in vigorous action)
French
1 entries- exercer verb (to put in vigorous action)
Galician
1 entries- esforzar verb (to put in vigorous action)
German
2 entries- anstrengen verb (to put in vigorous action)
- ausüben verb (to make use of)
Greek
2 entries- ασκώ verb (to put in vigorous action)
- μεταχειρίζομαι verb (to make use of)
Italian
2 entries- esercitare verb (to make use of)
- sforzare verb (to put in vigorous action)
Japanese
1 entries- 行使する verb (to make use of)
Māori
3 entries- whakarīrā verb (to put in vigorous action)
- whakatīeke verb (to put in vigorous action)
- whakawhēnanau verb (to put in vigorous action)
Polish
2 entries- wytężać verb (to put in vigorous action)
- wytężyć verb (to put in vigorous action)
Portuguese
2 entries- aplicar verb (to make use of)
- esforçar verb (to put in vigorous action)
Romanian
2 entries- exercita verb (to make use of)
- forța verb (to put in vigorous action)
Spanish
2 entries- ejercer verb (to make use of)
- esforzar verb (to put in vigorous action)
Swedish
2 entries- anstränga verb (to put in vigorous action)
- ta i verb (to put in vigorous action)
Tocharian B
1 entries- lāl verb (to put in vigorous action)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Your sense of humor is beginning to exert itself.
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You should exert yourself to get better results.
Source: tatoeba (30515)
The widespread application of administrative guidance is considered to be a uniquely Japanese practice in which bureaucrats exert authority, without any legal backing, telling the private sector what to do and what not to do.
Source: tatoeba (241132)
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