Sports / A2

JIM/dʒɪm/

A gym is a place with equipment for exercise: go to the gym, join a gym, at the gym. Fitness centre is a longer, more formal label. Gym is countable: a cheap gym, two gyms in town. You go to the gym, not “go gym.” Gymnastics is the sport with floor and bars — a different word.

Meaning

A place with equipment for physical exercise.

Examples

• “He goes to the gym after work.”
• “I leave my bag in the locker at the gym.”
• “The hotel gym opens at six in the morning.”

Good to know

go to the gym / at the gym. Not “go gym.” Contrast: gymnastics.

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