exertion
An expenditure of physical or mental effortAn expenditure of physical or mental effort.
» Whether you will succeed or not depends upon your own exertions.
Доб'єшся ти успіху чи ні залежить від твоїх власних зусиль.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
Anstrengung, Kraftanstrengung, Anspannung
уси́лиеusílije
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
Examples
5 sentencesWhether you will succeed or not depends upon your own exertions.
Доб'єшся ти успіху чи ні залежить від твоїх власних зусиль.
Success depends on your own exertions.
After much exertion, he was exhausted.
Her face was beautifully flushed with her exertions, and she held her hand to her side.
Our morning's exertions had been too much for my weak health, and I was tired out in the afternoon.
Translations
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Forms
plural: exertionsSynonyms
4 synonyms- use of physical or mental energy; hard work:effortelbow greasetravailsweat
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable