exercise
Meaning
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- Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
- Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
- A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
- The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
- (obsolete) That which gives practice; a trial; a test.
Synonyms
physical exercise
wield
physical exertion
practice session
physical exercises
show oneself
take exercise
take lessons
physical activity
exercise one’s body
have an exercise
practise one’s skill
software application
repeated practice
do repeatedly
gymnastic exercise
exercise an option
skills training
take up an option
put into application
do exercise
address
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ex‧er‧cise
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English exercise, from Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium.
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