exhort

verb
🔊/ɪɡˈzɔːt/
🔊/ɪɡˈzɔːrt/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they exhort
🔊/ɪɡˈzɔːt/
🔊/ɪɡˈzɔːrt/
he / she / it exhorts
🔊/ɪɡˈzɔːts/
🔊/ɪɡˈzɔːrts/
past simple exhorted
🔊/ɪɡˈzɔːtɪd/
🔊/ɪɡˈzɔːrtɪd/
past participle exhorted
🔊/ɪɡˈzɔːtɪd/
🔊/ɪɡˈzɔːrtɪd/
-ing form exhorting
🔊/ɪɡˈzɔːtɪŋ/
🔊/ɪɡˈzɔːrtɪŋ/
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  1. to try hard to persuade somebody to do something规劝;敦促;告诫 synonym urge
    • exhort somebody to do something The party leader exhorted his members to start preparing for government.该党领袖敦促党员着手准备筹建政府的工作。🔊🔊
    • exhort somebody to something They had been exhorted to action.已经告诫他们采取行动。🔊🔊
    • exhort (somebody) + speech ‘Come on!’ he exhorted (them).“快点!” 他敦促(他们)道。
    • ‘Keep pushing!’ he exhorted them.'继续推!' 他劝诫他们。
    Topics Discussion and agreementc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French exhorter or Latin exhortari, from ex- ‘thoroughly’ + hortari ‘encourage’.