exercise, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

exercise (exercises plural & 3rd person present) (exercising present participle) (exercised past tense & past participle )

1  verb If you exercise something such as your authority, your rights, or a good quality, you use it or put it into effect.
FORMAL They are merely exercising their right to free speech...  V n
Britain has warned travellers to exercise prudence and care.  V n
  Exercise is also a noun., n-sing N of n
...the exercise of political and economic power..., Leadership does not rest on the exercise of force alone.

2  verb When you exercise, you move your body energetically in order to get fit and to remain healthy.
She exercises two or three times a week...  V
Exercising the body does a great deal to improve one's health.  V n
  Exercise is also a noun., n-uncount
Lack of exercise can lead to feelings of depression and exhaustion...

3 verb If a movement or activity exercises a part of your body, it keeps it strong, healthy, or in good condition.
They call rowing the perfect sport. It exercises every major muscle group. V n

4 n-count Exercises are a series of movements or actions which you do in order to get fit, remain healthy, or practise for a particular physical activity.
usu pl
I do special neck and shoulder exercises...

5 n-count Exercises are military activities and operations which are not part of a real war, but which allow the armed forces to practise for a real war.
usu pl, also on N
General Powell predicted that in the future it might even be possible to stage joint military exercises...

6 n-count An exercise is a short activity or piece of work that you do, for example in school, which is designed to help you learn a particular skill.
Try working through the opening exercises in this chapter...

7 n-count If you describe an activity as an exercise in a particular quality or result, you mean that it has that quality or result, especially when it was not intended to have it.
usu sing, usu N in n/-ing
As an exercise in stating the obvious, this could scarcely be faulted..., Think what a waste of taxpayers' money the whole exercise was.

8 verb If something exercises you or your mind, you think or talk about it a great deal, especially because you are worried or concerned about it.
This has been a major problem exercising the minds of scientists around the world... V n