Definition of 'exertions'
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exertions in British
(ɪɡˈzɜːʃənz)plural noun
great mental or physical efforts
Thanks to the exertions of a few courageous men, the compromise was accepted.
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The wind and his exertions had brought his usually bone-white skin to a scarlet flush. THE BROKEN GOD (2004)His face was ashen, even the high color of his recent exertions on the squash court drained from it. AMAGANSETT (2004)Now I was finding it increasingly hard to stay awake as the exertions in the car park caught up with me. A NASTY DOSE OF DEATH (2004)
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Used Occasionally. exertions is one of the 30000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary
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