oefenen — meaning in English

English meaning

• exercise noun Physical activity done to improve fitness or health.
• practise verb To repeat an activity regularly in order to improve at it.
• train noun A line of connected railway carriages pulled by an engine, used to carry passengers or freight.

Senses

oefenen is used for these senses in English:

• exercise To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
• practise (transitive) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
• train (intransitive) To practice an ability.
• train (transitive, video games) To create a trainer (cheat patch) for; to apply cheats to (a game).

exercise — full definition

1. noun Physical activity done to improve fitness or health.
2. noun A task or activity designed to build or practice a skill.
3. verb To do physical activity to stay fit or healthy.
4. verb To use a right, power, or option.

practise — full definition

1. verb To repeat an activity regularly in order to improve at it.
2. verb To work actively in a profession such as medicine or law.

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