Exertion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

use of physical or mental energy; hard work

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˈɜːʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˈɜːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˈɜːʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˈɜːʃən/.

Examples

he got an A for effort
they managed only with great exertion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

travail sweat effort elbow grease

Parts of Speech

noun	use of physical or mental energy; hard work “he got an A for effort”

Word Forms

exert	verb	make a great effort at a mental or physical task
travail	verb	work hard

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anstrengung

Nutzung körperlicher oder geistiger Energie; harte Arbeit

🇫🇷French

effort

utilisation de l'énergie physique ou mentale; travail acharné

🇪🇸Spanish

esfuerzo

uso de energía física o mental; trabajo duro

🇮🇹Italian

sforzo

utilizzo dell'energia fisica o mentale; duro lavoro

🇳🇱Dutch

inspanning

gebruik van fysieke of mentale energie; hard werken

🇵🇹Portuguese

esforço

uso de energia física ou mental; trabalho duro

🇷🇺Russian

напряжение

использование физической или умственной энергии; тяжелая работа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तनाव

शारीरिक या मानसिक ऊर्जा का उपयोग; कड़ी मेहनत

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিশ্রম

শারীরিক বা মানসিক শক্তি ব্যবহার; কঠিন কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

உழைப்பு

உடல் அல்லது மன ஆற்றலின் பயன்பாடு; கடின உழைப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

శ్రమ

శారీరక లేదా మానసిక శక్తి వినియోగం; కృషి

🇮🇳Marathi

परिश्रम

शारीरिक किंवा मानसिक उर्जेचा वापर; कठोर परिश्रम

🇮🇳Gujarati

પરિશ્રમ

શારીરિક અથવા માનસિક ઊર્જાનો ઉપયોગ; સખત મહેનત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶ್ರಮ

ದೈಹಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಶಕ್ತಿಯ ಬಳಕೆ; ಕಠಿಣ ಕೆಲಸ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അദ്ധ്വാനം

ശാരീരികമോ മാനസികമോ ആയ ഊർജ്ജത്തിൻ്റെ ഉപയോഗം; കഠിനാധ്വാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਹਨਤ

ਸਰੀਰਕ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਊਰਜਾ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ; ਸਖ਼ਤ ਮਿਹਨਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

مشقت

جسمانی یا ذہنی توانائی کا استعمال؛ محنت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

用力

使用体力或精神能量；努力工作

🇯🇵Japanese

努力

肉体的または精神的エネルギーの使用。大変な仕事

🇰🇷Korean

노력

신체적 또는 정신적 에너지 사용; 노력

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gắng sức

sử dụng năng lượng thể chất hoặc tinh thần; làm việc chăm chỉ

🇹🇭Thai

ความพยายาม

การใช้พลังงานทางร่างกายหรือจิตใจ ทำงานหนัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengerahan tenaga

penggunaan energi fisik atau mental; kerja keras

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsusumikap

paggamit ng pisikal o mental na enerhiya; mahirap na trabaho

🇲🇾Malay

penat lelah

penggunaan tenaga fizikal atau mental; kerja keras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجهود

استخدام الطاقة الجسدية أو العقلية. العمل الشاق

🇮🇷Persian

تلاش

استفاده از انرژی فیزیکی یا ذهنی؛ کار سخت

🇹🇷Turkish

efor

fiziksel veya zihinsel enerjinin kullanımı; sıkı çalışma

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַאֲמָץ

שימוש באנרגיה פיזית או נפשית; עבודה קשה

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The primary meaning of 'exertion' is 'use of physical or mental energy; hard work'.

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Using 'exertion' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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