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exercise

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈɛk.sə.saɪz

Definitions

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

Equivalents

59 more languages
Azərbaycan diliçalışmaməşqtəlimtəmrin
Беларускаятрэніроўка
Catalàexercici
Cymraegymarfer
Danskøvelse
Euskaraariketa
Gàidhligeacarsaich
עבריתתרגיל
Қазақ тіліжаттығу
Lietuviųuždavinys
Македонскивежба
Монголдасгал
Bahasa Melayulatihansenaman
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਵਰਜ਼ਸ਼
Românăexercițiu
Slovenščinagibanje
Kiswahilimazoezi
Тоҷикӣварзиш
Tagalogpagsasanay

Examples

The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay.”
Where noyse of armes, or vew of martiall guize / Might not reuiue desire of knightly exercize.”
“an exercise of the eyes and memory
Swimming is good exercise.”
“I like to do my exercises every morning before breakfast.”
“I do crosswords for mental exercise.”
This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure bespoke the man in good physical condition through active exercise, yet well content with the world's apportionment.”
Regular mental exercise keeps the circuits of the brain active and healthy and reduces the risk of dementia.”
The law guarantees us the free exercise of our rights.”
December 8, 1801, Thomas Jefferson, first annual message exercise of the important function confided by the constitution to the legislature
“O we will walk this world, / Yoked in all exercise of noble end.”
“I assisted the ailing vicar in the exercise of his parish duties.”
Lewis[…] refused even those of the church of England[…]the public exercise of their religion.”
“He doth entreat your Grace, my noble lord, To visit him tomorrow or next day. To draw him from his holy exercise.”
But patience is more oft the exerciſe / Of Saints, the trial of thir fortitude,”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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