exert oneself



exert oneself

Put oneself to strenuous effort, as in We exerted ourselves mightily to raise funds. [First half of 1700s]

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Almir (2)-Bosnian
LieselotteLEE-ze-law-təGerman
Tristan[tri'stən]
YalÇIn-Turkish
Dewydd-Welsh (Archaic)
Viljem-Slovene