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
AnkaAHN-kah (Polish)Polish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Keila-English (Modern)
Marcellus-Ancient Roman, German, Dutch
Matheus-Portuguese (Brazilian)
Marinda-English
Hrei&Eth;Unn-Ancient Scandinavian