Meaning

5 senses
  1. To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.

    to exercise troops or horses; to exercise one's brain with a puzzle

    üben, trainieren

    упражня́тьсяupražnjátʹsja, тренирова́тьсяtrenirovátʹsja, практикова́тьсяpraktikovátʹsja

    вправля́тисяvpravljátysja, практикува́тисяpraktykuvátysja, тренува́тисяtrenuvátysja

  2. (intransitive)To perform physical activity for health or training.

    I exercise at the gym every day.

    sich bewegen

    do physical exercise

  3. (transitive)To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.

    exercise caution

    The tenant exercised his option to renew the tenancy.

    испо́льзоватьispólʹzovatʹ, реализо́выватьrealizóvyvatʹ

    практикува́тиpraktykuváty, зді́йснюватиzdíjsnjuvaty

    put to use

  4. To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.

    exercised with pain

    It is not a question that has exercised me greatly in the past.

  5. (obsolete)To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.

Examples

844 sentences
  1. Do you have an exercise schedule?

    У тебе є графік зайнять? — deniko

    ruУ тебя есть расписание тренировок? — odexed

  2. Everyone should exercise their right to vote.

    Кожний має скористатися правом голосу. — aandrusiak

    ruКаждому следует осуществлять своё право голоса. — sharptoothed

    deJeder sollte sein Wahlrecht ausüben. — cost

  3. Moderate exercise is necessary for good health.

    Помірні фізичні вправи необхідні для здоров'я. — older

    deEine mäßige Übung ist notwendig für eine gute Gesundheit. — Esperantostern

  4. What's your favorite time of day to exercise?

    Який твій улюблений час доби щоб займатися фізичними вправами? — zinova

  5. It's too hot to exercise today.

    Сьогодні занадто спекотно, щоб робити зарядку. — deniko

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
exert for the sake of training:
use; put into practice:
take action, enforce:
Русский
By meaning 2
exert for the sake of training:
take action, enforce:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
exert for the sake of training:
perform physical activity:

Origin

From Middle English exercise, from Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium. Displaced n

From Middle English exercise, from Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium. Displaced native Old English plega (“an exercise”) whence Modern English play.

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Forms

exercises, exercising, exercised, exercised
Base formexercise · to exercise
3rd person singularexercises
Present participleexercising
Past simpleexercised
Past participleexercised

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyexercise
he, she, itexercises

Past simpleLesson

all personsexercised

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave exercised
he, she, ithas exercised

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill exercise

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

13 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • get more exercise
  • more exercise
  • exercise every day
  • get enough exercise
  • exercise every
  • get some exercise
  • moderate exercise
  • to exercise more
  • exercise more
  • some exercise
  • enough exercise
  • a little exercise

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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