gym (/dʒɪm/)
noun · Beginner · Daily Life
🔊 /dʒɪm/
Meaning
Meaning: exercise facility
A building or room with equipment for physical exercise.
Examples
🗣 She goes to the gym three times a week to lift weights and clear her busy mind.
Etymology
Short for ‘gymnasium’, from Greek ‘gymnasion’, a place for athletic training.
How & Where It’s Used
A common place for fitness training; ‘gym’ also means a school sports class.
Tags: health, exercise