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# gym

noun (gym, gyms); short for gymnasium

«gym» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A gym is a big room or building for sport and exercise, with equipment like weights or bars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gym/#m1)
2. A gym is the school hall used for sport and games (gymnasium). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gym/#m2)
3. Gym, or gym class, is the school lesson for sport and exercise, also called PE. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gym/#m3)

### In the lessons

A place in the story; time spent at the gym, people in it, or a membership price. In health: exercise keeps the heart and muscles strong. In everyday life: gym shoes, gym bag, gym class. Phrases: «go to the gym», «gym class», «in the gym».

### Examples

- He goes to the gym 3 times a week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gym/#x1)
- The gym class has 28 pupils. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gym/#x2)
- A gym pass costs 30 dollars a month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gym/#x3)
- She spends 45 minutes at the gym. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gym/#x4)
- Bring your sneakers for gym tomorrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gym/#x5)
- The school play is in the gym. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gym/#x6)
- We climbed ropes in gym class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gym/#x7)
- Mum lifts weights at the gym before work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gym/#x8)

### Note

A place only; the clue is in the numbers (times a week, cost per month). Trap: «3 times a week» for 4 weeks means 12 visits. Spelled with y; in the UK the school lesson is usually called PE.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gym» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gym/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gym» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gym.html) on Mova free.