exercise


Definition: Meaning of, exercise in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɛksəsʌɪz /

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exercise exercises
  1. for health [uncountable] physical activities that you do in order to stay healthy and become stronger
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  2. movement [countable] a movement or set of movements that you do regularly to keep your body healthy
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  3. for a skill [countable usually plural] an activity or process that helps you practise a particular skill
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  4. in a book [countable] a set of questions in a book that test a student's knowledge or skill
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  5. for a particular result [singular] an activity or situation that has a particular quality or result
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  6. army/navy etc [uncountable and countable] a set of activities for training soldiers etc
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  7. the exercise of something formal the use of a power or right
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
exercise exercised exercised
Present Participle Third Person Singular
exercising exercises
  1. use something [transitive] formal to use a power, right, or quality that you have
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  2. do physical activity [intransitive] to do sports or physical activities in order to stay healthy and become stronger
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  3. use part of your body [transitive] to make a particular part of your body move in order to make it stronger
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  4. animal [transitive] to make an animal walk or run in order to keep it healthy and strong
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  5. make somebody think [transitive] formal to make someone think about a subject or problem and consider how to deal with it
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  6. make somebody think [transitive] formal British English if something exercises someone, they think about it all the time and are very anxious or worried - often used humorously
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