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Hanuman_2000 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Exert

Hello,

The road exerts an equal and opposite force..........

The above line if from a science book.

What is the meaning of "exert" here ?

Does it mean "apply"?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

The road pushes back with an equal and opposite force..

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The road pushes back with an equal and opposite force..
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And Ma'am, what does it (exert) mean in the following sentence:

He had to exert a lot of force in unlocking this lock.

Thanks
LB
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From Wiktionary:

exert (third-person singular simple present /wiki/exerts#English, present participle /wiki/exerting#English
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He had to apply / use a lot of force in unlocking this lock. (It means that the lock was very difficult to open. It did not move easily, and he had to push, pull, or turn very very hard to make it unlock.)
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As usualEmotion: smile

Thank you so much dear Madam.
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