noun

exercise

EHK-suh-syz

noun

Physical activity done to improve fitness or health.

"Regular exercise helps lower blood pressure."

"She goes for a run every morning as part of her exercise routine."

A task or activity designed to build or practice a skill.

"The textbook ends each chapter with a set of exercises."

verb

To do physical activity to stay fit or healthy.

"He exercises three times a week at the gym."

To use a right, power, or option.

"She exercised her right to remain silent."

How to Use Exercise

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishPhysical activity for fitness, a practice task for a skill, or using a right or option you have.

Common pairings

get exercise exercise regularly exercise a right

exercised past tense, exercises plural, exercises singular

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Regular _____ helps lower blood pressure.

From Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium, from exercere, "to keep busy, train."

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