Exercise
/ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Exercise
noun
- Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
"The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay."
- Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
"I do crosswords for mental exercise."
- A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
"The law guarantees us the free exercise of our rights."
- The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
"I assisted the ailing vicar in the exercise of his parish duties."
- That which gives practice; a trial; a test.
verb
- 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"
- To perform physical activity for health or training.
"I exercise at the gym every day."
- To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
"She is going to exercise her right to vote."
- (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.
"exercised with pain"
- To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.
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