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exercise

The correct spelling is exercise.

How to pronounce exercise

/ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/
noun

IPA: /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/

Say it like: Exe-rsi-se

The correct spelling is exercise. Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability. For example: "The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay."

Usage Examples

The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay.

I do crosswords for mental exercise.

The law guarantees us the free exercise of our rights.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
  2. 2.Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
  3. 3.A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
  4. 4.The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
  5. 5.That which gives practice; a trial; a test.

verb

  1. 1.To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
  2. 2.To perform physical activity for health or training.
  3. 3.To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
  4. 4.(now often in passive) 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.
  5. 5.To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.

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