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exercised

Syllables: ex·er·cised/ˈɛk.sə.saɪzd/US/ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪzd/

exercised is the simple past and past participle of exercise.

Adjective

exercised (comparative more exercised, superlative most exercised)

  1. The property of having been exercised, used, acted upon.
  2. Experienced, practiced, trained.
    • Three points about this unobtrusive person showed promptly to the exercised eye that he was not a Row man pur sang.1872 September – 1873 July, Thomas Hardy, “‘We Frolic while ’Tis May’”, in A Pair of Blue Eyes. […], volume II, London: Tinsley Brothers, […], published 1873, →OCLC, page 20

Meaning of exercise

Verb

exercise (third-person singular simple present exercises, present participle exercising, simple past and past participle exercised)

  1. To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
    • to exercise troops or horses; to exercise one's brain with a puzzle
  2. (intransitive) To perform physical activity for health or training.
    • I exercise at the gym every day.
  3. (transitive) To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
    • exercise caution
    Synonyms:
    assert
  4. (now often passive voice) To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
    • exercised with pain
  5. (obsolete) To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.
    • And herein doe I exercise my selfe to haue alwayes a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 24:16

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Forms of exercised

comparativemore exercised
superlativemost exercised

Origin of exercised

From exercise + -ed.

Words formed from exercised

Phrases with exercised

Questions about exercised

What does exercised mean?
Exercised means the property of having been exercised, used, acted upon.
What is exercised the simple past and past participle of?
Exercised is the simple past and past participle of exercise.
What part of speech is exercised?
Exercised is an adjective.
How do you pronounce exercised?
Exercised is pronounced /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪzd/ (US).

Words near exercised in the dictionary

  1. exercise the ferret
  2. exercise track
  3. exercise tracks
  4. exercise wheel
  5. exercise wheels
  6. exercised
  7. exercised the ferret
  8. exerciser
  9. exercisers
  10. exercises
  11. exercises for the reader

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