exert
verb (used with object)
to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action.
is exerting
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present progressiveof exert (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In this type of system, the controller delivers a stimulatory signal, and after the muscle contracts, a sensor can detect how much force the muscle is exerting.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
“In these cases, we want to make sure that their lodestar are student and faculty rights, rather than who is exerting the most pressure.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
"What the child eats may be one of the few things that they feel they have a say in — and the child is exerting their personal preferences."
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2023
Biden said as the two men began their talks that he wanted to talk about the South China Sea, where China is exerting its influence, as well as COVID-19 and renewable energy.
From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2022
They are the directions in which the medium is exerting tension like that of a rope, or rather like that of our own muscles.”
From Aether and Gravitation by William George Hooper
