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exercise English

Meaning exercise meaning

What does exercise mean?
Definitions in simple English

exercise Noun

— Exercise is a physical activity to make your body stronger. Losing some weight and doing more exercise will improve your looks. The doctor gave me some exercises to strengthen my back. Roll over and repeat the whole exercise with the other leg. — Exercise is an activity that helps develop a skill. The next exercise is on page 57 in the textbook. My piano teacher gave me a number of new exercises for the left hand. — An exercise is an activity for a specific purpose. Her speech the next day was an exercise in damage control.

exercise Verb

— If you exercise your power, your rights, etc. you use them. It's no longer true that men exercise all the power, and women just follow. The police are to continue to exercise control over the crowd. — If you exercise, you do physical activity to make your body stronger. We exercised in the gym. I've been exercising my back regularly and it doesn't hurt anymore. She exercised the horses in the yard all morning.

exercise

— noun (= exercising, physical exertion) the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit the doctor recommended regular exercise he did some exercising the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit — verb (= exert) put to use exert one's power or influence — verb (= practice, practise) carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions practice law — verb (= work out) do physical exercise She works out in the gym every day — verb (= work) give a workout to Some parents exercise their infants My personal trainer works me hard work one's muscles this puzzle will exercise your mind — noun (= use, utilization, utilisation) the act of using he warned against the use of narcotic drugs skilled in the utilization of computers — noun (= practice) systematic training by multiple repetitions practice makes perfect — noun (= example) a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook — noun (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches academic exercises — verb (= drill, practice, practise) learn by repetition We drilled French verbs every day Pianists practice scales

Synonyms exercise synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as exercise?

exercise English » English

practice drill train practise training use exert work out rehearsal work wield review physical exercise perform utilization usage employment workout gymnastics example utilisation ply observe move meet keep fulfil execute employ calisthenics achieve accomplish abide by abide sport rehearse put into practice prepare physical exertion habit exercising do coaching apply application test task sensible secure repeat

Topics exercise topics

What do people use exercise to talk about?
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation

Exercise
Grammar General words

Do
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation

Sports
Language and thought Teach

School
Social behavior Authority

Exercise authority

Conjugation exercise conjugation

How do you conjugate exercise?

exercise · verb

Examples exercise examples

How do I use exercise in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Exercise is vital for a dog.
The doctor advised me to quit jogging because it was excessive exercise.
To be an interesting person you have to feed and exercise your mind.
My muscular strength has weakened from lack of exercise.
Lack of exercise may harm your health.
Exercise makes your body strong.
Exercise is to the body what thinking is to the brain.
You should rest after exercise.
It needs exercise.
Everyone should exercise their right to vote.
I take light exercise every morning.
When we write a novel, we exercise our imagination.
The teacher omitted the exercise on page 21 of the book.
The instructor advised me to get exercise every day.
Regular exercise is beneficial to good health.
Let's do some exercise to work up an appetite.
We tend to forget that exercise is a key to good health.
Exercise trains the muscles.
If you don't get more exercise, you'll get fat.

Movie subtitles

This is really the most tremendous exercise.
There she goes, taking them out to exercise.
When you meet lady dogs on the street that are not dachshunds. you must exercise some self-control.
I give them every consideration. good food, exercise. everything to get them in splendid shape.
I need exercise.
I had to take some exercise to keep warm.
I believe this can be relieved by regular exercise.
Yes. And yet Mr Bligh, in your own log, you admit that this rather unorthodox form of exercise led to grave discontent.
I don't think he's getting enough exercise.
One says rest, one says exercise.
I take a great deal of exercise.
Just gave you lazy cowhands a little exercise, that's all.
Above all, it demands the ability to exercise authority.
Don't miss out on the exercise.
Oh, my dear. I think I require a little exercise.
I wonder what they do for exercise.
The exercise, you know.
With pleasure, I need some exercise.
Gets lots of exercise and plenty of food up there.
And he needs lots of exercise.
Of course, you have to exercise it, so it'll grow.
What? I just gave you a little exercise.
How about a little exercise?
My compartment was too small so I came down to exercise.
It's as good as exercise!
Here's the best exercise.
Van, you don't take enough exercise.
I don't think he's getting enough exercise. He's got circles under his eyes.
You should try exercise.
Exercise?
And now that you've finished, let's try a different kind of exercise.
A little outdoor exercise.
But the Doctor says that I should have plenty of exercise.

News and current affairs

Governments without adequate capacity to exercise leadership over their private sectors are likely to mess things up rather than improve allocation of resources.
When the exercise of hard power undercuts soft power, it makes leadership more difficult - as Bush found out after the invasion of Iraq.
The second important miscalculation concerned the likely global reaction to America's exercise of its hegemonic power.
This is why the exercise of conventional power has become frustrating.
Any country in the same position as the US, even a democracy, would be tempted to exercise its hegemonic power with less and less restraint.
A smoother international distribution of power, even in a global system that is less than fully democratic, would pose fewer temptations to abandon the prudent exercise of power.
The baroque structure of US government has always been hostile to the effective exercise of fiscal policy.
Those who exercise power may do so only in limited ways.
The five participants and the rest of our members, as well as we at the Fund, all agree that this has been a fruitful exercise.
After all, the whole accounting exercise works only if others are still using fossil fuels that Copenhagen's unpredictable wind power can replace.
Politics, or at least the exercise of power, was traditionally a family affair.
So politicians everywhere must do their duty and exercise responsible leadership.
Nor does it address deficiencies in existing legislation that prevent challenges to the rules on which agencies base their decisions or to the exercise of discretion by bureaucrats.
China must exercise the foresight needed to begin paying this debt now, when it is manageable, rather than allowing it to accumulate and, ultimately, threaten to bankrupt us all.
Imitation appears to be a hallmark of tyrants in their exercise of power, so the absence of solidarity among Africa's journalists and Africa's peoples has created a dangerous vacuum.
Arafat alone has the power to make everyone obey him, even if he often decides not to exercise this power.
Hindu religious law, for example, allows a woman to claim an equal share in her parents' wealth, but few exercise this right.
We live in a multipolar world where neither the US nor China is large enough to exercise global economic leadership on its own.
It may well be true that Obama would rather exercise caution - even when bold action is called for - than act impulsively and potentially cause more damage.
For example, Brazil conducts IBSAMAR, a regular trilateral naval exercise, with South Africa and India.
Suspending the trade talks would be folly, not just in terms of the regional impact, but also because the TTIP should be an exercise in rule-making that echoes globally.
If the Estrada saga leads to a firm yet dignified exercise of justice, Filipinos may discover a taste for more of the same.
Years of Western-backed repressive authoritarianism nipped in the bud any potential growth of a liberal alternative to the incumbent Arab regimes, and turned any abrupt move to free elections into a dangerous exercise in Islamic democracy.
Now consider fiscal policy. The baroque structure of US government has always been hostile to the effective exercise of fiscal policy.
The European Union has been a positive force in promoting rights in those countries aspiring to membership, but it has not demonstrated a capacity to exercise influence worldwide.
Governments that guarantee bank liabilities, however, must then also demand that bankers exercise more prudence than they might on their own.

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