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die Übung

exercise, practice, drill, training

Übung macht den Meister.

Practice makes perfect.

Wir machen heute eine Grammatikübung.

We are doing a grammar exercise today.

Er braucht mehr Übung im Sprechen.

He needs more practice in speaking.

((in+3)) practice in sth. He has a lot of practice in playing the piano.

((für+4)) an exercise for sth. That is a good exercise for the muscles.

Synonyms: das Training, die Praxis; Antonyms: die Theorie

Derived from the verb 'üben' (to practice) with the suffix '-ung', which forms feminine nouns from verbs.

Think of 'über' (over). You do something 'over' and 'over' again to practice. That's 'Übung'.

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