How to pronounce exercise
American English pronunciation
EK-ser-syz
- IPA
- /ˈɛksɚsaɪz/
- Syllables
- EK · ser · syz (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What exercise means
Most people know exercise in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
To trouble someone and keep them worried
In a sentence: The neighbors were greatly exercised about the barking dog next door.
Where it comes from: It comes through French from the Latin exercitium, training or practice. The worry meaning grew from the same word.
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