exercise
ex
ˈɛk
ek
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sər
sēr
cise
ˌsaÉĒz
saiz
/ˈɛksəˌsaÉĒz/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "exercise"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ, āĻļāĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϞāĻžāĻĒ

a mental or physical activity that helps keep our mind and body healthy
exercise definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Regular exercise is important for your health.
āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
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āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ⧀, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻžāĻŽ

a series of questions in a book set to test one's knowledge or skill
exercise definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The math textbook included a variety of exercises at the end of each chapter to help students practice solving equations.
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āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ, āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—

the act of using or applying something, like a skill or right
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She showed great exercise of patience during the long meeting.
āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āϏāĻ­āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϧ⧈āĻ°ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ

repeated practice or training to improve a skill or ability
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Military recruits underwent rigorous exercises to build endurance.
āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ• āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāϰāĻž āϏāĻšāύāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž āĻ—āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ, āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽ

an action taken, often viewed negatively, that has little or no significant impact or result
Disapproving
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Arguing with him was a futile exercise, as he never listened.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ• āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏ⧇ āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āĻļ⧁āύāϤ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāύ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāϰ⧋āĻš

(usually plural) a formal ceremony involving processions and speeches
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Military exercises marked the anniversary of the academy's founding.
āϏāĻžāĻŽāϰāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻĄā§‡āĻŽāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āώāĻŋāϕ⧀ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āϏāϰāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to do physical activities or sports to stay healthy and become stronger
Intransitive
to exercise definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He needs to exercise more to lose weight.
āĻ“āϜāύ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to begin to apply or use something
Transitive: to exercise a right
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company decided to exercise its legal option to renegotiate the terms of the contract.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻļāĻ°ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧀ āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāχāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to engage body parts in activities that improve or maintain a particular skill, ability, or function
Transitive: to exercise a body part
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Aspiring musicians need to exercise their fingers regularly through practice sessions.
āωāĻĻā§€āϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻžāύ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤāĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āϏ⧇āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāϙ⧁āϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύāĨ¤
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āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to engage in activities intentionally and repetitively for the purpose of enhancing skills, strength, knowledge, or abilities
Transitive: to exercise sb/sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The equestrian coach spends hours each day to exercise the horses, ensuring they are well-trained for competitions.
āχāϕ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āϕ⧋āϚ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāĻ–āĻžāύ⧇āĻ• āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻžāϞāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ