exercise
part of speech
noun (exercise, uncountable; an exercise, exercises); verb (exercise, exercises, exercised, exercising)
meaning for a pupil
1) Exercise is moving your body to keep fit and healthy, like running, swimming or playing sport. tree →
2) An exercise is a movement or activity done to get stronger or better, like stretching exercises. tree →
3) An exercise is a piece of school work or a set of questions for practice. tree →
4) To exercise is to do physical activity, or to make an animal do it. tree →
5) An exercise book is a notebook for school work. tree →
6) To exercise a power or right is to use it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In these verses it can mean to be busy with a task, to practise a wicked act such as robbery, or to occupy oneself with a matter. Interpretation: Ecclesiastes sees the human task as a burden God gives people to labor at. In Psalm 131 the tradition reads humility: the psalmist does not busy himself with matters too great for him. In the primary lessons: In health lessons, exercise strengthens the heart, lungs and muscles, helps sleep and improves mood; children need about an hour of active play a day. Warm up before and drink water. In school, exercises in maths and English practise skills. Phrases: get some exercise, do exercises, exercise book, breathing exercises, fire exercise (a drill).
examples
- I have seen the task which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith. (Writings ECC.3.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have wronged the poor and needy, and have oppressed the stranger unlawfully. (Prophets EZK.22.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in things too great, or in things too wonderful for me. (Writings PSA.131.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Exercise is good for your heart. tree →
- We do stretching exercises before PE. tree →
- Finish exercise 3 on page 20. tree →
- Write your answers in your exercise book. tree →
- You should exercise every day. tree →
- Grandad exercises his dog in the park. tree →
- Swimming is great exercise. tree →
- They exercise their power in different ways, and everywhere. tree →
note
"Exercise" (physical activity in general) is uncountable: get some exercise. "An exercise" (one activity or task) is countable. Spelling: ex-er-cise. In maths, an exercise is a practice question; the answer usually uses the method just taught.
In the corpora
- I have seen the task which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
- Tablets, less salt and more exercise can lower high blood pressure, and measuring it only feels like a tight squeeze.
- Running and other exercise release chemicals in the brain that lift mood, and free weekly parkruns are open to all ages.
- The heart grows stronger with exercise like any muscle, and it looks nothing like the heart on a Valentine's card.
- Dogs need exercise every day; walks keep them fit and happy.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «exercise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.