to exercise
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- verb
- /ˈɛksərˌsaɪz/
:
practicar
- The combination of the two exercises the mind and leads to learning new words.
- exercise their skills
- exercise critical thinking
You say where if you stop learning, where you stop exercising your brain, that's bad.
- You say where if you stop learning, where you stop exercising your brain, that's bad.
- I think it's good to to to exercise both part of parts of your brain.
- Is there science that shows we have to exercise our brain?
- And so our virtues are requiring us to continually exercise them against vices that threaten us from within.
- And look, as a blind person, we do exercise our memories in ways that sighted people don't have to.
- I've been able to like exercise it through my work nativitally.
Examples
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To improve her drawing, she needs to exercise her artistic skills every day.
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In order to play the piano better, you must exercise regularly and practice scales.
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Is it now a crime in this country to exercise the mind?
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What these girls need is to exercise their minds.
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I mean, I'm learning to speak French and Italian again, because it's important to exercise your brain.
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What if you were to exercise your artistic talents... and draw a portrait of Miss Smith?
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When improvising, musicians exercise skills very different from those employed in reading notes or performing a familiar tune.
Academic text (1991) -
If you have talents, you exercise them: if you're Mozart, you write The Magic Flute.
Fiction book (1998) -
He decided to exercise his leadership skills by organizing a community event.
Synonyms
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To do something again and again to become better at it
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To exercise to get ready for a sport or event
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To train by repeating an action many times, often in the army
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Continue doing something to get better or keep your skills
Compounds
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Physical activity that raises the heart rate and improves heart and lung fitness
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Short periods of very hard activity that build muscle, like lifting weights
- Specialized
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Exercises where muscles push or hold against something without moving, for example a plank
- Specialized
Exercise that makes the heart and lungs stronger and helps blood and breathing work better
A simple practice using all five fingers to improve their speed and control
- Specialized
Exercise that makes muscles get shorter and longer while moving a weight or your body
How Intensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Exercise comes from the Latin word exercere, which means 'to keep busy' or 'to train'. So to exercise a skill is to practise it by doing it again and again until you improve.