exercise

Topic: OTHER SPORTS

Date:	1300-1400
Language:	French
Origin:	exercice, from Latin exercitium, from exercere 'to drive on, keep busy'

exercise
1 noun

ex‧er‧cise1 S1 W2 See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

for health

[uncountable]DSO physical activities that you do in order to stay healthy and become stronger:

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Try to fit some regular exercise into your daily routine.

Working in an office, I don't get much exercise.

do/take exercise

Most people need to do more exercise.

gentle/light exercise

Gentle exercise can be beneficial for older people.

vigorous/strenuous exercise

After the operation, you should avoid strenuous exercise.

movement

[countable]DSO a movement or set of movements that you do regularly to keep your body healthy:

stretching exercises

You can do exercises to strengthen your stomach muscles.

for a skill

[countable usually plural] an activity or process that helps you practise a particular skill:

relaxation exercises

role-play exercises

in a book

[countable]SE a set of questions in a book that test a student's knowledge or skill:

Do Exercises 3 and 4 on page 51 for homework.

for a particular result

[singular] an activity or situation that has a particular quality or result:

closing libraries as part of a cost-cutting exercise

It's a pointless exercise.

exercise in

Buying a house can be an exercise in frustration.

army/navy etc

[uncountable and countable] a set of activities for training soldiers etc:

a military exercise

on exercise

Half the unit was away on exercise.

the exercise of something

formal the use of a power or right:

the exercise of political leadership

Definition of exercise from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
the topic OTHER SPORTS