exert oneself

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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sandy	SAN-dee	English
RubÉN	roo-BEN	Spanish
Gerda (1)	GER-dah (German), KHER-dah (Dutch)	German, Dutch
Domitille	-	French
Jerold	JER-əld	English
Barra	-	Irish