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Etymology

See practise.

Pronunciation

Noun

practice (plural practices)

  1. Repetition of an activity to improve skill.
    He will need lots of practice with those lines before he performs them.
  2. The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
    She ran a thriving medical practice.
  3. The observance of religious duties which a Church requires of its members.
  4. A customary action, habit, or behavior; a manner or routine.
    It is the usual practice of employees there to wear neckties only when meeting with customers.
    It is good practice to check each door and window before leaving.
  5. Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.
    That may work in theory, but will it work in practice?

Usage notes

British, Canadian and Australian English distinguish between practice (a noun) and practise (a verb), analogously with advice/advise. In American English, practice is commonly used for both forms, and this is also common in Canada.

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Verb

to practice (third-person singular simple present practices, present participle practicing, simple past and past participle practiced)

  1. (transitive, US) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
    You should practice playing piano every day.
  2. (intransitive, US) To repeat an activity in this way.
    If you want to speak French well, you need to practice.
  3. (transitive, US) To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.
    They gather to practice religion every Saturday.
  4. (transitive, US) To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
    She practiced law for forty years before retiring.
  5. (intransitive, archaic, US) To conspire.
  6. Alternative spelling of practise.

Usage notes

Derived terms

Translations

(US) to repeat an activity as a way of improving one's skill
  • Greek: Sport: προπονούμαι el(el) (proponoúmai); Music:μελετáω el(el) (meletáo)
  • Hungarian: gyakorol hu(hu)
  • Italian: praticare it(it), addestrare it(it), esercitarsi it(it)
  • Japanese: 練習する ja(ja) (れんしゅうする, renshū-suru)
  • Polish: ćwiczyć pl(pl)
  • Portuguese: praticar pt(pt)
  • Russian: практиковаться ru(ru) (praktikovát'sja), упражняться ru(ru) (upražnját'sja), тренироваться ru(ru) (trenirovát'sja)
to perform or execute a craft or skill
  • Greek: ασκώ el(el) το επάγγελμα el(el) (askó to epángelma)
  • Polish: ćwiczyć pl(pl)
  • Portuguese: praticar pt(pt)
to perform or observe in a habitual fashion
  • Polish: praktykować
to pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine)
  • Polish: praktykować
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  • Chinese: 实践 shíjiàn
  • French: s'entrainer

 

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