exerted
- 1Simple past and past participle of exert.
The board exerted considerable pressure on the negotiators last week.
Heavy rainfall had exerted a steady force against the aging dam.
Note
Two constructions share this form. Most often its object is something non-material, such as influence, authority or pressure, and in the passive that object moves to the front: pressure was exerted. Turned back on the subject, it means making a vigorous effort, and then the -self pronoun is required: she exerted herself to finish. Without an object or that pronoun, the verb is left incomplete.
She exerted herself to finish the climb before dark.
Enormous influence was exerted behind the scenes.
exerted is a form of exert
exert, verb: To make use of or bring to bear something, especially a non-material power such as influence, authority, or pressure. Full entry
- Spelling
- exert → exerted: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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