- exercise
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 use of the body to keep healthyADJECTIVE▪ good, healthy▪ hard, heavy, high-intensity (esp. AmE), intense, strenuous, vigorous▪ gentle, light, moderate▪
Try to do fifteen minutes of gentle exercise every day.
▪ regular▪ daily, morning▪ adequate▪ aerobic, cardiovascular, weight-bearing▪Weight-bearing exercise increases the health of bones.
▪ endurance▪ mental, physical▪ outdoorVERB + EXERCISE▪ do, get, take (BrE)▪John never does any exercise.
▪Do you take enough exercise?
▪ need▪ recommend▪The doctor recommended regular exercise.
EXERCISE + NOUN▪ programme/program, regime, regimen (esp. AmE), routine▪ session▪ class▪ ball, bike, equipment, machine▪ mat▪ room (esp. AmE)▪ videoPREPOSITION▪ during exercise▪Stop frequently to rest during exercise until you are fitter.
PHRASES▪ a form of exercise, a kind of exercise, a type of exercise▪ lack of exercise▪Lack of exercise is a risk factor in heart disease.
2 set of movements/activitiesADJECTIVE▪ great▪This is a great exercise for the upper back.
▪ basic, simple▪ warm-up▪ breathing, relaxation, strengthening, stretching▪ chest, leg, etc.▪ daily, morning▪He began his daily exercises.
▪ mental, physical▪Mental exercises can help older people to sustain their mental abilities.
▪ floor▪Combine yoga with stretching and floor exercises.
▪ group… OF EXERCISES▪ series, setVERB + EXERCISE▪ do, execute (AmE), perform▪Remember to do your breathing exercises every day.
▪You may find it helpful to perform this exercise in front of the mirror.
▪ try▪I did try some basic relaxation exercises.
▪ repeat▪ recommend▪She recommends the following exercises to increase circulation.
3 set of questionsADJECTIVE▪ easy, simple▪ difficult, hard▪ practical, written▪ interactive▪ practice▪ comprehension, grammar, listening, translation, writing… OF EXERCISES▪ series, setVERB + EXERCISE▪ do▪ try▪Ask your students to try this exercise before the next class.
▪ complete▪You will complete these exercises for homework.
▪ practise/practice▪Practise/Practice the following exercise at least twice a day.
▪ give sb▪ createPREPOSITION▪ exercise in▪an exercise in translation
4 use of a power/a right/a qualityADJECTIVE▪ effective▪the effective exercise of power by the government
▪ free▪the free exercise of informed choice
▪ legitimate, proper▪ improper (law, esp. BrE)▪an improper exercise of a discretionary power
VERB + EXERCISE▪ limit, regulate (law)▪ justifyPHRASES▪ the exercise of authority, the exercise of power▪to limit the exercise of political power
▪ the exercise of discretion5 for a particular resultADJECTIVE▪ simple, straightforward▪ major, massive (esp. BrE)▪The Government instituted a massive exercise in social control.
▪ successful▪ fascinating, interesting, useful, valuable, worthwhile▪ arbitrary, cosmetic, cynical, empty, fruitless, futile, pointless▪In the end it proved a pointless exercise.
▪ academic, intellectual, mental, paper (esp. BrE), practical, technical, theoretical▪This is not a purely academic exercise: it should have a real impact on the way we work.
▪ costly, expensive▪ political▪The whole consultation process was just a cynical political exercise.
▪ consultation (BrE)▪ cost-cutting, damage-limitation, marketing, propaganda, public relations (abbreviated to PR) (all esp. BrE)▪ evaluation▪ role-playing, team-building▪We run team-building exercises with employees at each office.
VERB + EXERCISE▪ carry out, conduct, perform▪The company has just carried out a major cost-cutting exercise.
▪ embark on, mount (both BrE)▪Before embarking on any exercise, you should conduct a cost-benefit analysis.
PREPOSITION▪ exercise in▪The seminar was a valuable exercise in information exchange.
PHRASES▪ the aim of the exercise, the object of the exercise▪The object of the exercise is to increase public awareness of environmental issues.
6 for soldiers/policeADJECTIVE▪ major▪ field, field-training (AmE), training▪We were out on a field exercise.
▪ live-fire (AmE)▪ tactical▪ joint▪US forces took part in joint exercises with the British Navy.
▪ military, navalVERB + EXERCISE▪ conduct, do, execute (AmE), take part in▪We have conducted training exercises in seven separate states.
▪ complete▪They recently completed a four-week exercise in Poland.
PREPOSITION▪ on exercise▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Half the regiment was away on exercise.
verbADVERB▪ effectively, properly (esp. BrE)▪ fully▪the conditions necessary to fully exercise these rights
▪ lawfully▪ freely▪the right to freely exercise your religion
VERB + EXERCISE▪ be able to, be unable to▪They found themselves unable to exercise influence and maintain independence.
▪ be free to▪Managers are free to exercise their discretion in these cases.
▪ have the right to▪They have the right to exercise self-determination.
▪ choose to▪Each of us has a vote—if we choose to exercise it.
▪ be necessary to, need to▪It is necessary to exercise caution when making recommendations.
▪ continue to▪The all-powerful steering committee continued to exercise control.
▪ fail to▪The company's representative failed to exercise due care.
Exercise is used with these nouns as the object: ↑authority, ↑autonomy, ↑care, ↑caution, ↑choice, ↑clout, ↑common sense, ↑control, ↑diplomacy, ↑discipline, ↑discretion, ↑franchise, ↑freedom, ↑imagination, ↑influence, ↑judgement, ↑jurisdiction, ↑leadership, ↑mind, ↑monopoly, ↑muscle, ↑option, ↑patience, ↑power, ↑prerogative, ↑privilege, ↑responsibility, ↑restraint, ↑right, ↑self-control, ↑skill, ↑sovereignty, ↑supervision, ↑tact, ↑taste, ↑trade, ↑veto, ↑vigilance, ↑will
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
