exercise
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin exercitium
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/, SAMPA: /"Ek.s@.saIz/
- (US) IPA: /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪz/, SAMPA: /"Ek.s@r.saIz/
- Audio (US)help, file
[edit] Noun
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exercise (plural exercises)
- Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
- The teacher told us the next exercise is to write an essay.
- Physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness.
[edit] Translations
any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
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physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
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[edit] Verb
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to exercise (third-person singular simple present exercises, present participle exercising, simple past and past participle exercised)
- To set into action or practice.
- He was going to exercise the horses.
- To perform any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
- To take action, enforce.
- The tenant exercised its option to renew the tenancy.
- She is going to exercise her right to vote.
[edit] Translations
to perform activities to develop skills
to take action, enforce
[edit] External links
- exercise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- exercise in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
