Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to exercise
Participle: exercised
Gerund: exercising
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | exercise |
| you | exercise |
| he;she;it | exercises |
| we | exercise |
| you | exercise |
| they | exercise |
Perfect
| I | have exercised |
| you | have exercised |
| he;she;it | has exercised |
| we | have exercised |
| you | have exercised |
| they | have exercised |
Past
| I | exercised |
| you | exercised |
| he;she;it | exercised |
| we | exercised |
| you | exercised |
| they | exercised |
Pluperfect
| I | had exercised |
| you | had exercised |
| he;she;it | had exercised |
| we | had exercised |
| you | had exercised |
| they | had exercised |
Future
| I | will exercise |
| you | will exercise |
| he;she;it | will exercise |
| we | will exercise |
| you | will exercise |
| they | will exercise |
Future Perfect
| I | will have exercised |
| you | will have exercised |
| he;she;it | will have exercised |
| we | will have exercised |
| you | will have exercised |
| they | will have exercised |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | exercise |
| you | exercise |
| he;she;it | exercise |
| we | exercise |
| you | exercise |
| they | exercise |
Perfect
| I | have exercised |
| you | have exercised |
| he;she;it | have exercised |
| we | have exercised |
| you | have exercised |
| they | have exercised |
Imperfect
| I | exercised |
| you | exercised |
| he;she;it | exercised |
| we | exercised |
| you | exercised |
| they | exercised |
Pluperfect
| I | had exercised |
| you | had exercised |
| he;she;it | had exercised |
| we | had exercised |
| you | had exercised |
| they | had exercised |
Conditional
Present
| I | would exercise |
| you | would exercise |
| he;she;it | would exercise |
| we | would exercise |
| you | would exercise |
| they | would exercise |
Perfect
| I | would have exercised |
| you | would have exercised |
| he;she;it | would have exercised |
| we | would have exercised |
| you | would have exercised |
| they | would have exercised |
Imperative
| you | exercise |
| we | Let's exercise |
| you | exercise |
Verbs conjugated like 'exercise'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'exercise'
exorcise,
energise,
eternise,
excise,
exorcize,
disexercise,
elegise,
emetise,
emprise,
encise,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- train
- discipline, drill, school
- employ
- apply, effect, exert, practice, use, try
- perform
- discharge, execute
Antonyms
- perform
- fail, neglect, miss, spoil
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1340, "condition of being in active operation," from O.Fr. exercice, from L. exercitium, from exercitare, frequentative of exercere "keep busy, drive on," lit. "remove restraint," from ex- "off" + arcere "keep away, prevent, enclose," from PIE *ark- "to hold, contain, guard." Original sense may have been driving farm animals to the field to plow; meaning "physical activity" first recorded in Eng. c.1386. The ending was abstracted for formations such as dancercise (1967); jazzercise (1977); and boxercise (1985).
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
4. Proto-Indo-European *-s
5. Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs
6. Proto-Italic *eks
7. Latin ex
8. Latin ex-
9. Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk-
10. Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
11. Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
12. Proto-Indo-European *h₂orkéyeti
13. Proto-Italic *arkeō
14. Latin arceō
15. Latin exerceō
16. Latin exercitiumder.
17. Old French exercisebor.
18. Middle English exercise
19. English exercise
20. From Middle English exercise, from Old French exercise, from Latin exercitium. Displaced native Old English plega (“an exercise”) whence Modern English play.
Verbs referencing "exercise"
Cebuano eksersays.
Sample Sentences
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‘She was exercised for several weeks in this way, until her vocabulary became extensive; and then the important step was taken of teaching her how to represent the different letters by the position of her fingers, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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‘The whole of the succeeding year was passed in gratifying her eager inquiries for the names of every object which she could possibly handle; in exercising her in the use of the manual alphabet; in extending in every possible way her knowledge of the physical relations of things; and in proper care of her health.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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‘“ It has been ascertained beyond the possibility of doubt, that she cannot see a ray of light, cannot hear the least sound, and never exercises her sense of smell, if she have any. Thus her mind dwells in darkness and stillness, as profound as that of a closed tomb at midnight. Of beautiful sights, and sweet sounds, and pleasant odours, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] and eyes, and various impressions wrought by my mouth and chin on different minds, and how my head looks when it is viewed from behind, as on these occasions. Some gentlemen were only satisfied by exercising their sense of touch; and the boys (who are surprisingly precocious in America ) were seldom satisfied, even by that, but would return to the charge over and over again. Many a budding president [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] in the Ladder of Learning for the astonishment of a visitor; and that at other times they keep upon its lower rounds; but I should have been much better pleased and satisfied if I had heard them exercised in simpler lessons, which they understood.
(American Notes for General Circulation)