Meaning

11 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

    Near-synonyms: (sometimes synonymous) training, rehearsing, rehearsal, dry run, trial, workout

    He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them.

    Übung, Üben, Training

    пра́ктикаpráktika, трениро́вкаtreniróvka, упражне́ниеupražnénije

    пра́ктикаpráktyka, впра́ваvpráva, тренува́нняtrenuvánnja

  2. Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

    (uncountable, usually)An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.

    Being on a team is hard: you're always having to go to practice while everyone else is taking it easy.

    I have choir practice every Sunday after church.

  3. (uncountable, usually)The state of being proficient due to repetition of a skill.

    I was rusty, but after a few months, I got back into practice.

  4. (especially, uncountable, usually)The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.

  5. The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.

    (especially, uncountable, usually)Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice.

  6. (especially, uncountable, usually)An easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.

  7. (especially, uncountable, usually)The observance of religious duties that an spiritual institution requires of its members.

  8. (especially, uncountable, usually)The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts.

    This firm of solicitors is involved in family law practice.

  9. (countable, especially, usually)A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.

    She ran a thriving medical practice.

  10. (uncountable, usually)Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.

    That may work in theory, but will it work in practice?

    Praxis

    пра́ктикаpráktika

    пра́ктикаpráktyka

  11. Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.

    (uncountable, usually)A customary action, habit, or behaviour; 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.

    обы́чайobýčaj

    звича́йzvyčáj, обича́йobyčáj

More definitions
  • a customary way of operation or behavior
  • translating an idea into action
  • the exercise of a profession
  • knowledge of how something is usually done

Examples

1541 sentences
  1. Everything eventually gets easier with practice.

    Із практикою все з часом стає простіше.

    ruС практикой всё со временем становится проще.

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  2. You just need some more practice.

    Тобі просто потрібно більше тренуватись.

    deSie brauchen nur etwas mehr Übung.

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  3. How can we put it into practice?

    Як ми можемо застосувати це на практиці?

    ruКак мы можем применить это на практике?

    deWie können wir das in die Praxis umsetzen?

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  4. Tom drove his children to soccer practice.

    Том відвіз дітей на футбольне заняття.

    deTom fuhr seine Kinder zum Fußballtraining.

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  5. It's essential for you to practice every day.

    Тобі необхідно практикуватися кожного дня.

    ruТебе необходимо практиковаться каждый день.

    deEs ist äußerst wichtig, jeden Tag zu üben.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession:
repetition of an activity to improve skill:
customary action, habit, or behaviour:
Русский
By meaning 3
ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession:
repetition of an activity to improve skill:
customary action, habit, or behaviour:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession:
repetition of an activity to improve skill:

Origin

The noun is from Middle English practice, practique, practyse, from the verb; also compare

The noun is from Middle English practice, practique, practyse, from the verb; also compare Medieval Latin prāctica.. Displaced native Old English sidu.

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Forms

plural: practices
Singularpractice
Pluralpractices

regular

Synonyms

19 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

33 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • practice the piano
  • practice speaking speaking
  • practice every day
  • need to practice
  • want to practice
  • practice harder
  • lot of practice
  • practice speaking
  • practice every
  • practices playing the
  • practicing piano
  • to practice speaking

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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