Etymology: (1375–1425; (v.) late ME practisen, practizen (< MF pra(c)tiser) < ML prāctizāre, alter. of prācticāre, der. of prāctica practical work < Gk prāktikē, n. use of fem. of prāktikóspractical ; (n.) late ME, der. of the v.)
Definition of 'practice'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)practice, pattern a customary way of operation or behavior "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
2. (noun)exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation systematic training by multiple repetitions "practice makes perfect"
3. (noun)practice, praxis translating an idea into action "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism"
4. (noun)practice the exercise of a profession "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired"
5. (verb)practice knowledge of how something is usually done "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"
6. (verb)practice, practise, exercise, do carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions "practice law"
7. (verb)drill, exercise, practice, practise learn by repetition "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
8. (verb)rehearse, practise, practice engage in a rehearsal (of)
9. (verb)practice, apply, use avail oneself to "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"
10. (verb)commit, practice engage in or perform "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"
1. (noun)practice time or an occasion spent improving a skill by doing it repeatedly It takes a lot of practice to be a dancer.; With practice your driving will become more automatic.; football practice after school
2. practice out of practice not having done much practice, and so not as good as before "Do you speak French?" "Yes, but I'm completely out of practice."
3. practice real situations, not ones that exist only in theory This is an idea that will work in practice.
4. practice put into practice to make an idea happen new ideas that the company is putting into practice
5. practice a usual or traditional way of doing sth, or the thing that is done ethical business practices; groups working to end the practice of employing children; It is common practice to buy votes in this country.
6. practice the profession of being a doctor, lawyer, or dentist How long have you been in practice?; the practice of law
7. practice the office of a doctor, lawyer, or dentist a dental practice on Main Street
Definition of 'practice'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)practice frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of rising early; the practice of making regular entries of accounts; the practice of daily exercise
2. (noun)practice customary or constant use; state of being used
7. (noun)practice skillful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; art; stratagem; artifice; plot; -- usually in a bad sense
8. (noun)practice a easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business
9. (noun)practice 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
10. (verb)practice to do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually; to make a practice of; as, to practicegaming
11. (verb)practice to exercise, or follow, as a profession, trade, art, etc., as, to practice law or medicine
15. (verb)practice to teach or accustom by practice; to train
16. (verb)practice to perform certain acts frequently or customarily, either for instruction, profit, or amusement; as, to practice with the broadsword or with the rifle; to practice on the piano
17. (verb)practice to learn by practice; to form a habit
18. (verb)practice to try artifices or stratagems
19. (verb)practice to apply theoretical science or knowledge, esp. by way of experiment; to exercise or pursue an employment or profession, esp. that of medicine or of law
Sense: the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.
Definitions of practice 
Afrikaans: praktyk
Arabic: تَمْرين
Bulgarian: практика
Brazilian: prática
Czech: praxe
German: die Praxis
Danish: praksis; virkelighed
Greek: πράξη, εφαρμογή
Spanish: práctica
Estonian: praktika
Farsi: عمل
Finnish: käytäntö
French: pratique
Hebrew: יִישוּם
Hindi: व्यवहार
Croatian: praksa
Hungarian: gyakorlat
Indonesian: praktek
Icelandic: framkvæmd, reynd, praxís
Italian: pratica
Japanese: 実際
Korean: 실천
Lithuanian: praktika
Latvian: prakse
Malay: praktik
Dutch: praktijk
Norwegian: praksis
Polish: praktyka
Persian: عمل
Pashto: عمل
Portuguese: prática
Romanian: practică
Russian: практика
Slovak: prax
Slovenian: praksa
Serbian: praksa
Swedish: praktik, i praktiken
Thai: วิธีปฏิบัติ
Turkish: uygulama
Taiwanese: 實踐
Ukrainian: практика; застосування
Urdu: عمل
Vietnamese: thực hành
Chinese: 实践
