{
    "term": "exercise",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/ex/exercise_fitness.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "physical or mental activity that you do to stay healthy or become stronger",
            "labels": "(British English)(British English)(especially North American English)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Swimming is good exercise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the importance of **regular exercise**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "health problems resulting from a lack of **physical exercise**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "strenuous/vigorous exercise"
                },
                {
                    "text": "gentle/moderate exercise"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't **get much exercise** sitting in the office all day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "John never **does** any **exercise**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to take exercise"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Diet and exercise** are equally important."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The mind needs exercise as well as the body."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The doctor recommended regular exercise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lack of exercise is a risk factor in heart disease."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Stop frequently to rest during exercise until you are fitter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try to do fifteen minutes of gentle exercise every day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Weight-bearing exercise increases the health of bones."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you take enough exercise?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: other sports", "Health and Fitness"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["good", "healthy", "hard"],
                "verb + exercise": ["do", "get", "take"],
                "exercise + noun": ["programme/​program", "regime", "regimen"],
                "preposition": ["during exercise"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a form of exercise",
                    "a kind of exercise",
                    "a type of exercise"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a set of movements or activities that you do to stay healthy or develop a skill",
            "sensetop": "an exercise for something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "relaxation/stretching exercises"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Remember to **do** your breathing **exercises** every day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Perform these exercises** carefully to avoid injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Repeat the exercise ten times on each leg."
                },
                {
                    "text": "exercises for the piano",
                    "contextForm": "an exercise for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Combine yoga with stretching and floor exercises."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He began his daily exercises."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I did try some basic relaxation exercises."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mental exercises can help older people to sustain their mental abilities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She recommends the following exercises to increase circulation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is a great exercise for the upper back."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can devise your own exercises to music."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You may find it helpful to perform this exercise in front of the mirror."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: other sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "basic", "simple"],
                "… of exercises": ["series", "set"],
                "verb + exercise": ["do", "execute", "perform"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a set of questions in a book that tests your knowledge or practises a skill",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "grammar exercises"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I want you to **do the** next **exercise** in the book in pairs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do exercise one for homework."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ask your students to try this exercise before the next class."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You will complete these exercises for homework."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Role-playing situations allows a finer assessment to be made than in pen-and-paper exercises."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["easy", "simple", "difficult"],
                "… of exercises": ["series", "set"],
                "verb + exercise": ["do", "try", "complete"],
                "preposition": ["exercise in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the use of power, a skill, a quality or a right to make something happen",
            "sensetop": "exercise of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the exercise of power by the government"
                },
                {
                    "text": "One of these powers is the exercise of discretion by police officers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sovereignty means more than just the exercise of power."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to limit the exercise of political power"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the free exercise of informed choice"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["effective", "free", "legitimate"],
                "verb + exercise": ["limit", "regulate", "justify"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the exercise of authority",
                    "the exercise of power",
                    "the exercise of discretion"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "an activity that is designed to achieve a particular result",
            "sensetop": "exercise in something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a public **consultation exercise**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a communications exercise"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the end it proved a pointless exercise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an exercise in public relations",
                    "contextForm": "exercise in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Staying calm was an exercise in self-control."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As a public relations exercise the festival was clearly a success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has just carried out a major cost-cutting exercise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The object of the exercise is to increase public awareness of environmental issues."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is not a purely academic exercise: it should have a real impact on the way we work as a department."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The whole consultation process was just a cynical political exercise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Government instituted a massive exercise in social control."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The seminar was a valuable exercise in information exchange."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have conducted training exercises in seven separate states."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We run team-building exercises with employees at each office."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["simple", "straightforward", "major"],
                "verb + exercise": ["carry out", "conduct", "perform"],
                "preposition": ["exercise in"],
                "phrases": ["the aim of the exercise", "the object of the exercise"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a set of activities for training soldiers",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**military exercises**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was injured in a **training exercise**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The troops go on exercises twice a year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "US forces took part in joint exercises with the British Navy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Half the regiment was away on exercises."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were out on a field exercise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They recently completed a four-week exercise in Poland."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["major", "field", "field-training"],
                "verb + exercise": ["conduct", "do", "execute"],
                "preposition": ["on exercise"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "ceremonies",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "college graduation exercises"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈeksəsaɪz/",
                "audio": "ex/exercise/exercise__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈeksərsaɪz/",
                "audio": "ex/exercise/exercise__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘application of a right’): via Old French from Latin exercitium, from exercere ‘keep busy, practise’, from ex- ‘thoroughly’ + arcere ‘keep in or away’."
}