harjoitella — meaning in English

English meaning

• drill verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
• exercise noun Physical activity done to improve fitness or health.
• intern noun A student or recent graduate working temporarily, often unpaid or low-paid, to gain experience.
• practise verb To repeat an activity regularly in order to improve at it.
• rehearse verb To practise a performance, speech, or scene in preparation for the real thing.
• train noun A line of connected railway carriages pulled by an engine, used to carry passengers or freight.

Senses

harjoitella is used for these senses in English:

• drill (ergative) To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.
• exercise To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
• exercise (intransitive) To perform physical activity for health or training.
• intern (intransitive) To work as an intern, usually with little or no pay or other legal prerogatives of employment, and for the purpose of furthering a program of education.
• practise (transitive) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
• rehearse (ambitransitive) To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater.

drill — full definition

1. verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
2. verb To practise something repeatedly, often in a military or training context, until it becomes automatic.
3. noun A tool or machine used for boring holes.
4. noun A repeated practice exercise designed to build a skill or prepare for an emergency.
5. noun A dark, gritty style of trap music known for aggressive, often violent lyrics.

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.

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