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harjoittaa — meaning in English

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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.
  • ply verb To work steadily at something, or use a tool with regular effort.
  • practise verb To repeat an activity regularly in order to improve at it.
  • pursue verb To follow someone or something in order to catch them.
  • train noun A line of connected railway carriages pulled by an engine, used to carry passengers or freight.

Senses

harjoittaa 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.
  • ply (transitive) To work at (something) diligently.
  • ply (intransitive, nautical, obsolete) To manoeuvre a sailing vessel so that the direction of the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to work to windward, to beat, to tack.
  • practise To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do.
  • pursue (transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession). [from 15th c.]
  • train (transitive, video games) To create a trainer (cheat patch) for; to apply cheats to (a game).

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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