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exercise set

exercise set

3.5
A number of times you repeat one movement without rest
  • noun
translation icon : serie de ejercicios
  • I completed my first exercise set today.

Examples

  • I usually perform three exercise sets of push-ups every morning.

  • She increased the weight after completing each exercise set at the gym.

  • Make sure to rest for one minute between each exercise set to avoid fatigue.

  • Did you finish the last exercise set?

  • Make sure to complete each exercise set before moving on to the next one.

  • She felt strong after finishing her last exercise set at the gym.

  • During the training session, the coach designed a challenging exercise set for the team.

Synonyms

set
vsexercise set
277 2.9

One part of a match, for example in tennis

is the specific term for consecutive repetitions of one movement without rest

How Many

exercise set
3.5
rep
  • Jargon
24 4.1

Surface Forms

exercise set singular
exercise sets plural

Morphology

exercise + set

The meaning 'a group of repetitions of a particular exercise' is directly and compositionally derived from 'exercise' (physical movement for fitness) + 'set' (a group or series), following a common noun+noun combination. This is a frequent, transparent fitness collocation and the logic (a set = a group of repetitions) is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would very likely infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Exercise set The noun exercise set comes from the idea of a set as a group of things done together. Imagine doing ten push-ups in one continuous run; that is one exercise set of 'repetitions' done 'without rest', so the phrase means a group of repeats done in one go.