workout English · revision 10469

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈwɜːk.aʊ̯t/ ''(UK)''; /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from the verbal phrase work out (see [[work]], [[out]]),^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) also written work-out.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A boxing bout for training: 1909 in Etymonline;^(Etymonline) Merriam-Webster dates the noun to 1892.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The general sense, a spell of strenuous physical exercise, is attested by 1922.^(Etymonline) The verbal phrase in the boxing sense, to box for practice, is by 1927, in the general sense to practise or rehearse by 1929, and to take exercise by 1948.^(Etymonline) A strenuous test of ability or endurance is also called a workout.^(AHD)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1892 – first known use.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1909 – a training bout.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1922 – a spell of exercise.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1948 – to work out, to exercise.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A session of physical exercise or training.^(AHD)

+ # A strenuous test of ability or endurance.^(AHD)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[work]]

+ * [[exercise]]

+ * [[training]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}