exercise in English: Moving your body to stay strong and healthy, or a piece of work you do to practise something. (noun)

Translation

Moving your body to stay strong and healthy, or a piece of work you do to practise something.

Word origin

From Latin exercere, to keep busy or to train, from ex- and arcere, to hold in or keep away.

Gender

Pluralexercises

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Here "exercise" is the general activity, so it takes no a and no plural.

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"Exercises" in the plural are single movements you repeat.

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In a school book, an "exercise" is a task you do to practise.

sport

A game or activity that you play with your body, often against other people.

run

To move on your feet faster than walking.

practice

Doing something again and again so that you get better at it. In Britain the verb is spelt "practise".

healthy

Well and strong, with no illness; or good for the body.

body

The whole physical part of a person or animal.

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