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
Alexisah-LEK-sis (German), al-ek-SEE (French), ə-LEK-sis (English)German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Grgur-Croatian
Ismael['ismiəl]
CletisKLEE-tisEnglish (Rare)
Gillian['dʒiliən]
VincentVIN-sənt (English), ven-SAWN (French)English, French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Slovak