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exercise

noun · verb · 22 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪz/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˈek.sə.sɑez/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈek.sə.saɪz/
  • homophone: exorcise (one pronunciation)
  • rhymes with -aɪz
  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 K S ER0 S AY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

  • The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: practice, practicing, drill, drilling

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • I like to do my exercises every morning before breakfast. I do calisthenics for physical exercise, and I do crosswords for mental exercise.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.

Such activity of physical nature, for physical fitness (plus also mental benefit).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Swimming is good exercise.
  • She does stomach exercises every day.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.

Such activity of mental nature, for neurocognitive health.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Such exercises as puzzles and chess can help keep the mind sharp as we age.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The law guarantees us the free exercise of our rights.
  • We urge the exercise of patience and restraint.
  • December 8, 1801, Thomas Jefferson, first annual message exercise of the important function confided by the constitution to the legislature

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • I assisted the ailing vicar in the exercise of his parish duties.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

That which gives practice; a trial; a test.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • to exercise troops or horses; to exercise one's brain with a puzzle

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To perform physical activity for health or training.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • I exercise at the gym every day.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • exercise caution
  • The tenant exercised his option to renew the tenancy.
  • She is going to exercise her right to vote.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assert

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: now often passive voice

Examples

  • exercised with pain
  • It is not a question that has exercised me greatly in the past.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the doctor recommended regular exercise
  • he did some exercising
  • the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat

Narrower terms: cardiopulmonary exercise, gymnastic exercise, kick up, set, exercise set, bodybuilding, anaerobic exercise, muscle building, musclebuilding, calisthenics, callisthenics, isometrics, isometric exercise, isotonic exercise, Kegel exercises, pubococcygeus exercises, stretch, stretching, arm exercise, back exercise, leg exercise, neck exercise, stomach exercise, tummy crunch, yoga

14

noun

Meaning 14

a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: example

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lesson

15

noun

Meaning 15

systematic training by multiple repetitions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • practice makes perfect

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: practice, drill, practice session, recitation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: training, preparation, grooming

Narrower terms: fire drill, manual of arms, manual, military drill, rehearsal, dry run, review, brushup, scrimmage, shadowboxing, target practice

16

noun

Meaning 16

the act of using

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
  • skilled in the utilization of computers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: activity

Narrower terms: practice, play, misuse, abuse, exploitation, development, recycling, application, practical application

17

noun

Meaning 17

(usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • academic exercises

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance

Narrower terms: commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise

18

verb

Meaning 18

do physical exercise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She works out in the gym every day

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: work out

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: limber up, warm up, loosen up, train, tumble, tone, tone up, strengthen, weight-lift, weightlift, press

19

verb

Meaning 19

give a workout to

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Some parents exercise their infants
  • My personal trainer works me hard
  • work one's muscles
  • this puzzle will exercise your mind

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: work, work out

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: work, put to work

Narrower terms: warm up

20

verb

Meaning 20

learn by repetition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • We drilled French verbs every day
  • Pianists practice scales

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: drill, practice, practise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: learn, study, read, take

21

verb

Meaning 21

put to use

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • exert one's power or influence

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exert

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ

22

verb

Meaning 22

carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • practice law

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: practice, practise, do

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: shamanize, shamanise

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵhs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h2erk-der. Proto-Italic *arkeō Latin arceō Latin exerceō Latin exercitiumder. Old French exercisebor. Middle English exercise English exercise From Middle English exercise, from Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium.

Across languages

Translations

354 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: ushtrim — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Arabic: تَمْرِين (tamrīn) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Arabic: تَدْرِيب (tadrīb) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Armenian: վարժություն (varžutʻyun) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Azerbaijani: məşq — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Azerbaijani: təmrin — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Azerbaijani: çalışma — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Azerbaijani: təlim — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Basque: ariketa — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Belarusian: практыкава́нне (praktykavánnje) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Belarusian: практыкава́ньне (praktykavánʹnje) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Bulgarian: упражне́ние (upražnénie) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Burmese: လေ့ကျင့်ခန်း (le.kyang.hkan:) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Catalan: exercici — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Chinese Cantonese: 練習 /练习 (lin6 zaap6) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Chinese Mandarin: 練習 /练习 (liànxí) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Czech: cvičení — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Danish: øvelse — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Dutch: oefening — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Esperanto: ekzerco — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Estonian: harjutus — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Finnish: harjoitus — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Finnish: harjoittelu — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • French: exercice — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Galician: exercicio — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Georgian: ვარჯიში (varǯiši) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Georgian: სავარჯიშო (savarǯišo) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • German: Übung — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Greek: άσκηση (áskisi) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Ancient Greek: ἄσκησις (áskēsis) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Ancient Greek: μελέτημα (melétēma) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Hebrew: תַּרְגִּיל (targíl) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Hindi: व्यायाम (vyāyām) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Hindi: अभ्यास (abhyās) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Hindi: रियाज़ (riyāz) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Hungarian: gyakorlat — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Hungarian: feladat — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Hungarian: gyakorlás — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Icelandic: æfing — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Indonesian: latihan — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Ingrian: upražnenja — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Japanese: 練習 (renshū) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Kazakh: жаттығу (jattyğu) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Khmer: ការិយកម្ម (kaareyaʼkam) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Khmer: ការិយកិច្ច (kaareyaʼkəc) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Korean: 연습 (yeonseup) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Korean: 련습 (ryeonseup) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Northern Kurdish: temrîn — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Kyrgyz: көнүгүү (könügüü) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Kyrgyz: машыгуу (maşıguu) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Lao: ບົດເຝິກຫັດ (bot fœk hat) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Latin: exercitātiō — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Latin: exercitium — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Latvian: uzdevums — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Latvian: vingrinājums — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Ligurian: esercìçio — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Lithuanian: uždavinys — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Lithuanian: pratimas — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Macedonian: вежба (vežba) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Malay: latihan — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Malay: latih tubi — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Malayalam: അഭ്യാസം (abhyāsaṁ) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Mongolian: дасгал (dasgal) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Norwegian Bokmål: øvelse — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Norwegian Bokmål: øving — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: øving — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Pashto: مشق (mašq) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Pashto: تمرين (tamrín) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Iranian Persian: تَمْرین (tamrin) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Iranian Persian: مَشْق (mašġ) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Iranian Persian: اِگْزِرْسیز (egzersiz) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Iranian Persian: تَدْریب (tadrib) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Polish: ćwiczenie — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Portuguese: exercício — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Romanian: exercițiu — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Russian: упражне́ние (upražnénije) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Russian: трениро́вка (treniróvka) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Russian: пра́ктика (práktika) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Scottish Gaelic: eacarsaich — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Serbo-Croatian: ве̏жба — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Serbo-Croatian: вје̏жба — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Serbo-Croatian: пра̏кса — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Serbo-Croatian: vȅžba — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Serbo-Croatian: vjȅžba — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Serbo-Croatian: prȁksa — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Slovak: cvičenie — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Slovene: vaja — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Slovene: vadba — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Spanish: ejercicio — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Swahili: mazoezi — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Swedish: övning — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Swedish: uppgift — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Tagalog: pagsasanay — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Tajik: машқ (mašq) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Tajik: тамрин (tamrin) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Tamil: பயிற்சி (payiṟci) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Thai: แบบฝึกหัด (bɛ̀ɛp-fʉ̀k-hàt) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Turkish: egzersiz — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Turkish: temrin — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Turkmen: maşk — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Ukrainian: впра́ва (vpráva) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Urdu: مَشْق (maśq) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Urdu: مَشّاقی (maśśāqī) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Urdu: تَمْرِین (tamrīn) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Uyghur: مەشق (meshq) — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Uzbek: mashq — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Vietnamese: luyện tập — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Walloon: egzercice — any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability
  • Albanian: Kalit — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Albanian: Stervit — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Albanian: Ushtrohem — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Arabic: تَمْرِين (tamrīn) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Armenian: վարժություն (varžutʻyun) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Basque: ariketa — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Belarusian: зара́дка (zarádka) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Belarusian: трэніро́ўка (trenirówka) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Bengali: ব্যায়াম (bêẏam) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Bulgarian: трениро́вка (treniróvka) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Burmese: လေ့ကျင့်ခန်း (le.kyang.hkan:) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Catalan: exercici — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Chinese Cantonese: 運動 /运动 — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Chinese Mandarin: 運動 /运动 (yùndòng) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Czech: cvičení — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Dutch: lichaamsbeweging — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Esperanto: ekzerco — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Estonian: harjutus — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Finnish: kuntoilu — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Finnish: liikunta — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Finnish: treeni — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Finnish: harjoitus — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Finnish: harjoittelu — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Finnish: jumppa — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Finnish: voimailu — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • French: exercice — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Georgian: ვარჯიში (varǯiši) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • German: Übung — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • German: Training — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • German: Sport — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐍃𐌸𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (usþrōþeins) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Greek: γυμναστική (gymnastikí) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Ancient Greek: γυμνάσια (gumnásia) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Ancient Greek: σωμασκία (sōmaskía) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Hebrew: תַּרְגִּיל (targíl) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Hindi: वर्ज़िश (varziś) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Hindi: कसरत (kasrat) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Hindi: व्यायाम (vyāyām) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Hungarian: edzés — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Hungarian: torna — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Hungarian: mozgás — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Hungarian: testmozgás — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Hungarian: testgyakorlás — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Indonesian: latihan — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Indonesian: olahraga — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Italian: esercizio — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Japanese: 運動 (undō) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Japanese: 体操 (taisō) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Japanese: 体育 (taiiku) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Japanese: エクササイズ (ekusasaizu) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Kazakh: жаттығу (jattyğu) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Korean: 운동 (undong) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Latin: exercitātiō — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Latin: exercitium — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Latvian: vingrojums — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Latvian: vingrinājums — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Ligurian: esercìçio — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Lithuanian: pratimas — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Lithuanian: mankšta — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Macedonian: ве́жба (véžba) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Malay: senaman — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Malayalam: വ്യായാമം (vyāyāmaṁ) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mosjon — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Norwegian Bokmål: øvelse — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Norwegian Bokmål: øving — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mosjon — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: øving — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Iranian Persian: وَرْزِش (varzeš) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Polish: ćwiczenie — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Portuguese: exercício — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Punjabi: ਵਰਜ਼ਸ਼ (varzaś) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Romanian: exercițiu — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Russian: упражне́ние (upražnénije) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Russian: заря́дка (zarjádka) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Russian: физзаря́дка (fizzarjádka) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Russian: трениро́вка (treniróvka) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Scottish Gaelic: eacarsaich — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Serbo-Croatian: ве̏жба — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Serbo-Croatian: вје̏жба — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Serbo-Croatian: vȅžba — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Serbo-Croatian: vjȅžba — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Sinhalese: ව්යායාමය (wyāyāmaya) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Slovak: cvičenie — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Slovene: gibanje — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Slovene: vadba — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Spanish: ejercicio — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Spanish: ejercitación — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Swahili: mazoezi — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Swedish: träning — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Tajik: машқ (mašq) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Tajik: варзиш (varziš) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Tamil: உடற்பயிற்சி (uṭaṟpayiṟci) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Thai: การออกกําลังกาย (gaan-ɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaai) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Turkish: egzersiz — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Ukrainian: впра́ва (vpráva) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Ukrainian: заря́дка (zarjádka) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Ukrainian: тренува́ння (trenuvánnja) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Urdu: وَرْزِش (varziś) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Urdu: کسرت (kasrat) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Urdu: رِیاضَت (riyāzat) — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Vietnamese: vận động — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Vietnamese: thể dục — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Volapük: koapaskilükam — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Welsh: ymarfer — physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness
  • Albanian: Kalitem — exert for the sake of training
  • Albanian: Stervitem — exert for the sake of training
  • Albanian: Ushtrohem — exert for the sake of training
  • Arabic: تَمَرَّنَ (tamarrana) — exert for the sake of training
  • Arabic: اتمرن (etmarran) — exert for the sake of training
  • Armenian: մարզել (marzel) — exert for the sake of training
  • Belarusian: практыкава́цца (praktykavácca) — exert for the sake of training
  • Belarusian: трэнірава́цца (treniravácca) — exert for the sake of training
  • Bulgarian: упражня́вам се (upražnjávam se) — exert for the sake of training
  • Bulgarian: трени́рам (treníram) — exert for the sake of training
  • Burmese: လေ့ကျင့် (le.kyang.) — exert for the sake of training
  • Catalan: exercitar — exert for the sake of training
  • Chinese Mandarin: 練習 /练习 (liànxí) — exert for the sake of training
  • Chinese Mandarin: 運動 /运动 (yùndòng) — exert for the sake of training
  • Chinese Mandarin: 做運動 /做运动 (zuò yùndòng) — exert for the sake of training
  • Chinese Mandarin: 進行演習 /进行演习 (jìnxíng yǎnxí) — exert for the sake of training
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鍛鍊 /锻炼 (duànliàn) — exert for the sake of training
  • Cornish: omoberi — exert for the sake of training
  • Czech: cvičit — exert for the sake of training
  • Dutch: trainen — exert for the sake of training
  • Dutch: oefenen — exert for the sake of training
  • Esperanto: ekzerci — exert for the sake of training
  • Estonian: õppus — exert for the sake of training
  • Finnish: harjoitella — exert for the sake of training
  • Finnish: harjoittaa — exert for the sake of training
  • Finnish: kuntoilla — exert for the sake of training
  • Finnish: treenata — exert for the sake of training
  • Finnish: jumpata — exert for the sake of training
  • Finnish: päntätä — exert for the sake of training
  • Finnish: opetella — exert for the sake of training
  • French: exercer — exert for the sake of training
  • German: üben — exert for the sake of training
  • German: trainieren — exert for the sake of training
  • Ancient Greek: ἀσκέω (askéō) — exert for the sake of training
  • Haitian Creole: egzèse — exert for the sake of training
  • Hungarian: gyakorol — exert for the sake of training
  • Irish: aclaigh — exert for the sake of training
  • Italian: esercitare — exert for the sake of training
  • Japanese: 練習する (renshū-suru) — exert for the sake of training
  • Khmer: ហាត់ (hat) — exert for the sake of training
  • Korean: 연습하다 (yeonseuphada) — exert for the sake of training
  • Lao: ຝຶກ (fưk) — exert for the sake of training
  • Lao: ຫັດ (hat) — exert for the sake of training
  • Latin: exercitō — exert for the sake of training
  • Latvian: vingrot — exert for the sake of training
  • Latvian: vingrināt — exert for the sake of training
  • Macedonian: вежба (vežba) — exert for the sake of training
  • Mongolian: дасгал хийх (dasgal xiix) — exert for the sake of training
  • Norwegian: trene — exert for the sake of training
  • Polish: ćwiczyć — exert for the sake of training
  • Portuguese: exercitar-se — exert for the sake of training
  • Quechua: amañay — exert for the sake of training
  • Russian: упражня́ться (upražnjátʹsja) — exert for the sake of training
  • Russian: тренирова́ться (trenirovátʹsja) — exert for the sake of training
  • Russian: практикова́ться (praktikovátʹsja) — exert for the sake of training
  • Slovak: cvičiť — exert for the sake of training
  • Spanish: ejercitar — exert for the sake of training
  • Swedish: öva — exert for the sake of training
  • Swedish: träna — exert for the sake of training
  • Swedish: praktisera — exert for the sake of training
  • Thai: ฝึก (fʉ̀k) — exert for the sake of training
  • Thai: หัด (hàt) — exert for the sake of training
  • Thai: ฝึกหัด (fʉ̀k-hàt) — exert for the sake of training
  • Ukrainian: вправля́тися (vpravljátysja) — exert for the sake of training
  • Ukrainian: практикува́тися (praktykuvátysja) — exert for the sake of training
  • Ukrainian: тренува́тися (trenuvátysja) — exert for the sake of training
  • Vietnamese: luyện tập — exert for the sake of training
  • Vietnamese: tập) — exert for the sake of training
  • Armenian: մարզել (marzel) — perform physical activity
  • Armenian: պարապել (parapel) — perform physical activity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鍛鍊 /锻炼 (duànliàn) — perform physical activity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鍛鍊身體 /锻炼身体 (duànliàn shēntǐ) — perform physical activity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 健身 (jiànshēn) — perform physical activity
  • Danish: motionere — perform physical activity
  • Dutch: sporten — perform physical activity
  • Dutch: bewegen — perform physical activity
  • Finnish: kuntoilla — perform physical activity
  • Finnish: harjoitella — perform physical activity
  • Finnish: treenata — perform physical activity
  • Finnish: jumpata — perform physical activity
  • Finnish: voimistella — perform physical activity
  • Finnish: voimailla — perform physical activity
  • German: sich bewegen — perform physical activity
  • Hungarian: tornázik — perform physical activity
  • Hungarian: mozog — perform physical activity
  • Hungarian: edz — perform physical activity
  • Hungarian: testmozgást/testgyakorlást végez — perform physical activity
  • Icelandic: hreyfa sig — perform physical activity
  • Irish: aclaigh — perform physical activity
  • Irish: déan aclaíocht — perform physical activity
  • Italian: esercitarsi — perform physical activity
  • Italian: allenarsi — perform physical activity
  • Japanese: 運動する — perform physical activity
  • Polish: ćwiczyć — perform physical activity
  • Portuguese: fazer exercício — perform physical activity
  • Spanish: hacer ejercicio — perform physical activity
  • Swedish: motionera — perform physical activity
  • Dutch: uitoefenen — use; put into practice
  • Dutch: gebruikmaken — use; put into practice
  • Finnish: käyttää — use; put into practice
  • Finnish: ottaa käyttöön — use; put into practice
  • Finnish: hyödyntää — use; put into practice
  • Hungarian: gyakorol — use; put into practice
  • Hungarian: él — use; put into practice
  • Irish: cuir i bhfeidhm — use; put into practice
  • Italian: esercitare — use; put into practice
  • Italian: avvalersi — use; put into practice
  • Italian: mettere in pratica — use; put into practice
  • Polish: wykorzystać — use; put into practice
  • Polish: skorzystać — use; put into practice
  • Polish: wykonać — use; put into practice
  • Portuguese: exercer — use; put into practice
  • Swedish: utöva — use; put into practice
  • Ukrainian: практикува́ти (praktykuváty) — use; put into practice
  • Dutch: kwellen — occupy the attention and effort of
  • Dutch: lastigvallen — occupy the attention and effort of
  • Finnish: vaivata — occupy the attention and effort of
  • Finnish: rasittaa — occupy the attention and effort of
  • Hungarian: próbára tesz — occupy the attention and effort of
  • Hungarian: igénybe vesz — occupy the attention and effort of
  • Swedish: ansätta — occupy the attention and effort of
  • Swedish: sätta på prov — occupy the attention and effort of
  • Bulgarian: упражня́вам (upražnjávam) — take action, enforce
  • Catalan: exercir — take action, enforce
  • Esperanto: ekzerci — take action, enforce
  • Finnish: käyttää — take action, enforce
  • French: exercer — take action, enforce
  • Haitian Creole: egzèse — take action, enforce
  • Hungarian: gyakorol — take action, enforce
  • Hungarian: érvényesít — take action, enforce
  • Hungarian: érvényre juttat — take action, enforce
  • Italian: impiegare — take action, enforce
  • Latvian: izmantot — take action, enforce
  • Latvian: realizēt — take action, enforce
  • Polish: użyć władzy — take action, enforce
  • Portuguese: agir — take action, enforce
  • Portuguese: proceder — take action, enforce
  • Russian: испо́льзовать (ispólʹzovatʹ) — take action, enforce
  • Russian: реализо́вывать (realizóvyvatʹ) — take action, enforce
  • Spanish: ejercer — take action, enforce
  • Swedish: utnyttja — take action, enforce
  • Ukrainian: зді́йснювати (zdíjsnjuvaty) — take action, enforce
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