Übung — meaning in English

English meaning

• exercise noun Physical activity done to improve fitness or health.
• maneuver noun A planned, often skillful movement of troops, vehicles, or a body, especially one requiring precision.
• practice noun Repeated exercise of an activity in order to improve a skill.
• problem noun A difficult situation or matter that needs to be solved or dealt with.
• tutorial noun A guide or lesson, often step-by-step, that teaches someone how to do something.

Senses

Übung is used for these senses in English:

• exercise (countable) Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
• exercise (countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
• maneuver (military) The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units. [from 18th c.]
• practice Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
• problem A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
• tutorial (education) A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed or convenience.

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.

maneuver — full definition

1. noun A planned, often skillful movement of troops, vehicles, or a body, especially one requiring precision.
2. noun A clever or calculated action taken to gain advantage; a stratagem.
3. verb To move something carefully and skillfully into position, especially in a tight or difficult space.

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