exhort
verb (used with object)
to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently.
has exhorted
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present perfectof exhort (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has exhorted profitable firms to raise wages by 3% or more this year, thrusting wage talks into the spotlight.
From Reuters ● Mar. 1, 2022
Top leader Min Aung Hlaing has exhorted the public to help reduce energy use.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2021
He currently owns more than 2.7 million company shares through personal investments and compensation and has exhorted senior executives to follow his lead and make additional stock purchases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2018
He has exhorted priests and bishops to be more caring pastors, to draw closer to their flocks so that they become "shepherds with the smell of sheep."
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2015
Bahá’u’lláh has established consultation as one of the fundamental principles of His Faith and has exhorted the believers to "take counsel together in all matters".
From The Kitáb-i-Aqdas by Bahá'u'lláh
