exercise en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪz/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈek.sə.sɑez/ (Australia)
- /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈek.sə.saɪz/ (New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂orkéyeti Proto-Italic *arkeō Latin arceō Latin exerceō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin exercitiumder. Old French exercisebor. Middle English exercise English exercise From Middle English exercise, from Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium. Displaced native Old English plega (“an exercise”) whence Modern English play.
Meanings
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(countable) Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
an exercise of the eyes and memory
1693, [John Locke], “§178”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], →OCLC:Where noyse of armes, or vew of martiall guize / Might not reuiue desire of knightly exercize.
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 25:The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay.
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(countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
I like to do my exercises every morning before breakfast. I do calisthenics for physical exercise, and I do crosswords for mental exercise.
Regular mental exercise keeps the circuits of the brain active and healthy and reduces the risk of dementia.
2018, Timothy R. Jennings, The Aging Brain, →ISBN, page 107:
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(countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness. ▸ Such activity of physical nature, for physical fitness (plus also mental benefit).
She does stomach exercises every day.
Swimming is good exercise.
This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure bespoke the man in good physical condition through active exercise, yet well content with the world's apportionment.
1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness. ▸ Such activity of mental nature, for neurocognitive health.
Such exercises as puzzles and chess can help keep the mind sharp as we age.
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(countable, uncountable) A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
O we will walk this world, / Yoked in all exercise of noble end.
1847, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page number, or |part=Prologue, I to VII, or conclusion)”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:We urge the exercise of patience and restraint.
December 8, 1801, Thomas Jefferson, first annual message exercise of the important function confided by the constitution to the legislature
The law guarantees us the free exercise of our rights.
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(countable, uncountable) The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
He doth entreat your Grace, my noble lord, To visit him tomorrow or next day. To draw him from his holy exercise.
c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vii]:Lewis[…] refused even those of the church of England[…]the public exercise of their religion.
1705, J[oseph] Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:I assisted the ailing vicar in the exercise of his parish duties.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) That which gives practice; a trial; a test.
But patience is more oft the exerciſe / Of Saints, the trial of thir fortitude,
1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 77:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exercises | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| exercize | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| exercice | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
training · teaching · instruction
Deriveds
exercise bike · run for the exercise · in-tray exercise · exercise track · military exercise · in-basket exercise · aquacise · exercise bicycle · five finger exercise · exercise boy · pregnercise · low exercise price option · Brandt-Daroff exercise · boxercise · exercise book · exercise ball · exercise machine · finger exercise · exercise for the reader · five-finger exercise · nonexercise · watercise · free-exercise clause · postexercise · exercise cycle · exercisible · sexercise · cyberexercise · jazzercise · ekker · exertainment · compound exercise · floor exercise · exercise wheel · training exercise · vacuum exercise · exercisewear · exergame · preexercise · deskercise · exercise in futility · exercise regime · exercise bone · exercise bulimia · dancercise · exergaming · rebound exercise · manual exercise · exercise price · exercycle
Synonyms
practice · drill · practicing · drilling
Translations (212)
hu testgyakorlás (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · es ejercicio (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · grc μελέτημα (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · eo ekzerco (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · az təmrin (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ar تَمْرِين (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · lij esercìçio (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ur رِیاضَت (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · az çalışma (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · sk cvičenie (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · be практыкава́нне (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · sl vaja (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · pl ćwiczenie (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ja エクササイズ (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · lt pratimas (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · sq Stervit (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · fi jumppa (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · hu gyakorlat (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · tg машқ (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · lv vingrinājums (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · lt mankšta (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · nn øving (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · hu gyakorlás (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · he תַּרְגִּיל (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · sl vadba (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · nn mosjon (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · pt exercício (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · sh vjȅžba (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · fi harjoittelu (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · fi harjoitus (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · kk жаттығу (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ja 体育 (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · nb øving (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · sq Ushtrohem (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ur کسرت (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · nb øvelse (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · id latihan (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ar تَمْرِين (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · cs cvičení (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · fa-ira تَمْرین (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · uz mashq (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · cmn 練習 /练习 (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · gd eacarsaich (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · wa egzercice (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · el γυμναστική (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ru трениро́вка (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ko 운동 (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ka ვარჯიში (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · si ව්යායාමය (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ur مَشّاقی (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ms senaman (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · cy ymarfer (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · eu ariketa (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · vi vận động (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · grc ἄσκησις (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · nn øving (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ca exercici (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ky көнүгүү (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · es ejercicio (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · sh пра̏кса (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · de Training (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · lo ບົດເຝິກຫັດ (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · sw mazoezi (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · sh ве̏жба (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · sq Kalit (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · mk вежба (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · fa-ira تَدْریب (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ro exercițiu (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · fi treeni (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · nl lichaamsbeweging (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · la exercitātiō (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ml വ്യായാമം (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · hi रियाज़ (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ms latihan (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · sk cvičenie (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · got 𐌿𐍃𐌸𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · sh vjȅžba (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · fr exercice (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · hi व्यायाम (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · th แบบฝึกหัด (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · my လေ့ကျင့်ခန်း (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · la exercitātiō (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · da øvelse (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · de Sport (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ml അഭ്യാസം (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · grc γυμνάσια (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · eo ekzerco (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · cs cvičení (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · az təlim (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · la exercitium (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · is æfing (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · tg машқ (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · uk тренува́ння (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · my လေ့ကျင့်ခန်း (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ru упражне́ние (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · nb øvelse (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · lij esercìçio (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · eu ariketa (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ur وَرْزِش (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ta உடற்பயிற்சி (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ur تَمْرِین (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · fr exercice (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · bg трениро́вка (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · et harjutus (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · vi luyện tập (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · hi अभ्यास (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ko 연습 (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · gd eacarsaich (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ka ვარჯიში (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · mk ве́жба (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · fi harjoittelu (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · sh ве̏жба (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · tl pagsasanay (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · fi voimailu (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · de Übung (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · tg варзиш (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · el άσκηση (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · km ការិយកម្ម (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ky машыгуу (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ru пра́ктика (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ja 体操 (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · sh вје̏жба (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ps مشق (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · cmn 運動 /运动 (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · hi वर्ज़िश (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ja 運動 (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · be зара́дка (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · sv uppgift (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · az məşq (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · sh vȅžba (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · tr temrin (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · pa ਵਰਜ਼ਸ਼ (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · tk maşk (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · gl exercicio (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · sl vadba (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · vi thể dục (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · hi व्यायाम (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · fa-ira اِگْزِرْسیز (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · sv övning (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · sl gibanje (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · pt exercício (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · id olahraga (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ro exercițiu (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ug مەشق (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · mn дасгал (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · hu torna (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · tg тамрин (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · uk впра́ва (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · pl ćwiczenie (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ur مَشْق (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · km ការិយកិច្ច (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · hu edzés (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ru упражне́ние (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ar تَدْرِيب (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · fi harjoitus (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ru физзаря́дка (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ja 練習 (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · la exercitium (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · fi kuntoilu (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · yue 練習 /练习 (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · fi liikunta (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · lv vingrinājums (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · th การออกกำลังกาย (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · nl oefening (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · uk заря́дка (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · kk жаттығу (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · hu mozgás (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ta பயிற்சி (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · hu feladat (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · sh вје̏жба (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · bn ব্যায়াম (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · lt uždavinys (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · fa-ira مَشْق (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · hy վարժություն (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · bg упражне́ние (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · uk впра́ва (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · es ejercitación (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · lv uzdevums (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · tr egzersiz (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · grc σωμασκία (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ko 련습 (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ms latih tubi (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · fa-ira وَرْزِش (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · et harjutus (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · lv vingrojums (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · sh vȅžba (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · nb mosjon (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · vo koapaskilükam (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ps تمرين (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · it esercizio (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · sh prȁksa (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · yue 運動 /运动 (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ka სავარჯიშო (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ca exercici (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · id latihan (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · be практыкава́ньне (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · sq ushtrim (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · ru трениро́вка (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · kmr temrîn (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · nb øving (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · izh upražnenja (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) · be трэніро́ўка (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · hi कसरत (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · sv träning (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · sw mazoezi (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · de Übung (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · hy վարժություն (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · tr egzersiz (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · lt pratimas (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · ru заря́дка (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · hu testmozgás (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) · he תַּרְגִּיל (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability)