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Meaning of practice in English
Pronunciation
/ˈpræktəs/
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Verb
practice
Definitions
1.
learn by repetition
Examples
« We drilled French verbs every day »
« Pianists practice scales »
2.
avail oneself to
Examples
« apply a principle »
« practice a religion »
« use care when going down the stairs »
« use your common sense »
« practice non-violent resistance »
3.
carry out or practice
Examples
« as of jobs and professions »
« practice law »
4.
engage in a rehearsal (of)
Noun
practice
Etymology
late Middle English: the verb from Old French practiser or medieval Latin practizare, alteration of practicare‘perform, carry out’, from practica‘practice’, from Greek praktikē, feminine (used as a noun) of praktikos (see practical); the noun from the verb in the earlier spelling practise, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice
Definitions
1.
a customary way of operation or behavior
Examples
« it is their practice to give annual raises »
« they changed their dietary pattern »
2.
systematic training by multiple repetitions
Examples
« practice makes perfect »
3.
translating an idea into action
Examples
« a hard theory to put into practice »
« differences between theory and praxis of communism »
4.
the exercise of a profession
Examples
« the practice of the law »
« I took over his practice when he retired »
5.
knowledge of how something is usually done
Examples
« it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner »