Meaning of exercise In English

• 0 physical activity that you do to make your body strong and healthy:

  • Swimming is my favourite form of exercise.

  • You really should take more exercise.

  • I do stomach exercises most days.

• 1 an action or actions intended to improve something or make something happen:

  • Ships from eight navies will be taking part in an exercise in the Pacific to improve their efficiency in combat.

  • It would be a useful exercise for you to say the speech aloud several times.

  • an exercise in public relations

  • The book has exercises at the end of every chapter.

• 2 the use of something:

  • The exercise of restraint may well be difficult.

• 3 a ceremony that includes speeches and usually traditional music or activities:

  • graduation exercises

• 4 to do physical activities to make your body strong and healthy:

  • She exercises most evenings usually by running.

  • A work-out in the gym will exercise all the major muscle groups.

  • Now he's retired he spends most afternoons exercising his dogs.

• 5 to use something:

  • I exercised my democratic right by not voting in the election.

  • Always exercise caution when handling radioactive substances.

  • We've decided to exercise the option (= use the part of a legal agreement) to buy the house we now lease.

• 6 (a) physical action performed to make or keep your body healthy:

  • [ U ] You should get some exercise even when you’re pregnant.

  • [ C ] I do five different exercises every morning to limber up.

• 7 an action or actions intended to improve something or make something happen:

  • The military exercises will involve several thousand soldiers.

  • The whole thing was an exercise in futility (= actions that were useless).

  • The book has exercises at the end of every chapter.

• 8 the use of something:

  • The exercise of restraint in this situation may be difficult.

• 9 to do physical activities to make or keep your body healthy:

  • [ I ] She goes to the gym to exercise every evening.

• 10 to use something:

  • Always exercise caution when handling poisonous substances.

• 11 to do physical activities to make your body strong and healthy:

  • This product is aimed at people who exercise on a regular basis.

• 12 to use something such as a right or choice:

  • exercise a right/power/choice The landlord may exercise his right to review the rent.

  • exercise power/control/influence (over sth)

• 13 to buy or sell the shares, etc. that are mentioned in an options contract (= an agreement giving the right to buy and sell shares in the future):

  • Anyone who exercised such an option would immediately lose money.

• 14 physical activity that you do to make your body strong and healthy:

  • do/take exercise The office has a gym for those who like to do exercise in their lunch hour.

  • There are many types of equipment out there in the exercise market.

  • exercise equipment/machines

• 15 an action or actions intended to improve something or make something happen:

  • 10,000 scientists and businessmen took part in an exercise to identify technology trends.

  • The outing was arranged by the firm as part of a team-building exercise.

  • a cost-cutting exercise

  • a brainstorming exercise

• 16 the use of something such as a right, choice, or power:

  • The document sets out guidelines on the exercise of voting rights.

• 17 the act of doing a particular job:

  • Many journalists have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.

• 18 the act of buying or selling the shares, etc. that are mentioned in an options contract (= an agreement giving the right to buy and sell shares in the future):

  • Shares will be transferred within 28 days of the exercise of an option.