exert oneself

exert oneself
index attempt, endeavor, labor, persevere, strive, try (attempt)

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  • exert oneself for — index pursue (strive to gain) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • exert oneself — make a physical or mental effort. → exert …   English new terms dictionary

  • exert oneself — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. strive, attempt, endeavor, apply oneself; see try 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • exert oneself — Syn: work hard, labour, toil, make an effort, endeavour, slog away, push oneself …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • exert oneself — {v. phr.} To make an effort; try hard; work hard. * /Susan exerted herself all year to earn good marks./ * /Jerry exerted himself to please the new girl./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • exert oneself — {v. phr.} To make an effort; try hard; work hard. * /Susan exerted herself all year to earn good marks./ * /Jerry exerted himself to please the new girl./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • exert\ oneself — v. phr. To make an effort; try hard; work hard. Susan exerted herself all year to earn good marks. Jerry exerted himself to please the new girl …   Словарь американских идиом

  • exert oneself — make an effort, struggle, toil, labour, try hard …   English contemporary dictionary

  • exert oneself to the utmost — try as hard as one can …   English contemporary dictionary

  • exert — ► VERB 1) apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality). 2) (exert oneself) make a physical or mental effort. DERIVATIVES exertion noun. ORIGIN Latin exserere put forth …   English terms dictionary

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