gym
English
Pronunciation
Noun
gym (plural gyms)
- Clipping of gymnasium.
- (uncountable) clipping of gymnastics. (often as sense 4)
- (weightlifting) A sports facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise.
- 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii
- Working out in commercial gyms, if anything, made my workouts worse instead of better.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Pete, I want to work out. Where is the gym?
Audio (US): (file)
- Pete, I want to work out. Where is the gym?
- 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii
- physical education class
Synonyms
- (sports facility for exercise): fitness center, health club, sports club
Derived terms
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Translations
short form of gymnasium — see gymnasium
sporting facility specialized for lifting weights and exercise
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physical education class
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Verb
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- (intransitive) To go to the gym.
- On Wednesdays I hike; on Fridays I gym.
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
gym (not declinable)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
gym n (plural gymmen, diminutive gymmetje n)
- short for gymnasium, a special type of secondary school
Noun
gym m (uncountable)
- short for gymnastiek, physical education class
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
gym m (definite singular gymmen)
- clipping of gymnastikk.
Derived terms
References
- “gym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
gym m (definite singular gymmen)
- clipping of gymnastikk.
Derived terms
References
- “gym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Etymology
Noun
gym m (plural gyms)
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English gym, clipping of gymnasium.
Pronunciation
Noun
gym n
- gym; a sporting facility specialized on exercising strength, lifting weights.
Declension
Declension of gym | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gym | gymmet | gym | gymmen |
Genitive | gyms | gymmets | gyms | gymmens |
Derived terms
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