Definitions for practice
ˈpræk tɪsprac·tice

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. practice, patternnoun

   a customary way of operation or behavior

   "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"

2. exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitationnoun

   systematic training by multiple repetitions

   "practice makes perfect"

3. practice, praxisnoun

   translating an idea into action

   "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism"

4. practicenoun

   the exercise of a profession

   "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired"

5. practiceverb

   knowledge of how something is usually done

   "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"

6. practice, practise, exercise, doverb

   carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

   "practice law"

7. drill, exercise, practice, practiseverb

   learn by repetition

   "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"

8. rehearse, practise, practiceverb

   engage in a rehearsal (of)

9. practice, apply, useverb

   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. commit, practiceverb

    engage in or perform

    "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. practicenoun

   Repetition of an activity to improve skill.

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

   Etymology: See practise.

2. practicenoun

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

   Etymology: See practise.

3. practicenoun

   A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.

   She ran a thriving medical practice.

   Etymology: See practise.

4. practicenoun

   The observance of religious duties which a church requires of its members.

   Etymology: See practise.

5. practicenoun

   A customary action, habit, or behavior; a manner or routine.

   Etymology: See practise.

6. practicenoun

   Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.

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

   Etymology: See practise.

7. practicenoun

   synonym for "practice of law" or the methods and procedures appurtenant thereto, particularly with regard to special actions such as "motion practice", "trail practice", etc. Also with regard to specialties, eg., "family law practice", "media law practice"

   Etymology: See practise.

8. practiceverb

   To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.

   You should practice playing piano every day.

   Etymology: See practise.

9. practiceverb

   To repeat an activity in this way.

   If you want to speak French well, you need to practice.

   Etymology: See practise.

10. practiceverb

    To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.

    They gather to practice religion every Saturday.

    Etymology: See practise.

11. practiceverb

    To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).

    She practiced law for forty years before retiring.

    Etymology: See practise.

12. practiceverb

    To conspire.

    Etymology: See practise.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Practicenoun

   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

   Etymology: [Often written practise.]

2. Practicenoun

   customary or constant use; state of being used

   Etymology: [Often written practise.]

3. Practicenoun

   skill or dexterity acquired by use; expertness

   Etymology: [Often written practise.]

4. Practicenoun

   actual performance; application of knowledge; -- opposed to theory

   Etymology: [Often written practise.]

5. Practicenoun

   systematic exercise for instruction or discipline; as, the troops are called out for practice; she neglected practice in music

   Etymology: [Often written practise.]

6. Practicenoun

   application of science to the wants of men; the exercise of any profession; professional business; as, the practice of medicine or law; a large or lucrative practice

   Etymology: [Often written practise.]

7. Practicenoun

   skillful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; art; stratagem; artifice; plot; -- usually in a bad sense

   Etymology: [Often written practise.]

8. Practicenoun

   a easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business

   Etymology: [Often written practise.]

9. Practicenoun

   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

   Etymology: [Often written practise.]

10. Practiceverb

    to do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually; to make a practice of; as, to practice gaming

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

11. Practiceverb

    to exercise, or follow, as a profession, trade, art, etc., as, to practice law or medicine

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

12. Practiceverb

    to exercise one's self in, for instruction or improvement, or to acquire discipline or dexterity; as, to practice gunnery; to practice music

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

13. Practiceverb

    to put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

14. Practiceverb

    to make use of; to employ

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

15. Practiceverb

    to teach or accustom by practice; to train

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

16. Practiceverb

    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

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

17. Practiceverb

    to learn by practice; to form a habit

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

18. Practiceverb

    to try artifices or stratagems

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

19. Practiceverb

    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

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Practice

   Practice is the act of rehearsing a behavior over and over, or engaging in an activity again and again, for the purpose of improving or mastering it, as in the phrase "practice makes perfect". Sports teams practice to prepare for actual games. Playing a musical instrument well takes a lot of practice. It is a method of learning and of acquiring experience. The word derives from the Greek "πρακτική", feminine of "πρακτικός", "fit for or concerned with action, practical" and that from the verb "πράσσω","to achieve, bring about, effect, accomplish". In American English practice is used as both a noun and a verb, but in British English there is a distinction between practice, used as a noun, and practise, used as a verb. Sessions scheduled for the purpose of rehearsing and performance improvement are called practices. They are engaged in by sports teams, bands, individuals, etc. "He went to football practice everyday after school," for example.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Practice

   prak′tis, n. the habit of doing anything: frequent use: state of being used: regular exercise for instruction: performance: method: medical treatment: exercise of any profession: a rule or method in arithmetic.—ns. Practicabil′ity, Prac′ticableness, quality of being practicable.—adj. Prac′ticable, that may be practised, used, or followed: passable, as a road.—adv. Prac′ticably.—adj. Prac′tical, that can be put in practice: useful: applying knowledge to some useful end: derived from practice.—ns. Practical′ity; Prac′tical-joke, a trick of an annoying kind played on any one; Prac′tical-knowl′edge, knowledge which results in action.—adv. Prac′tically, in a practical way: actually: by actual trial.—n. Prac′ticalness. [M. E. praktike—O. Fr. practique—Gr. praktikos, fit for doing—prassein, to do.]

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Engage
   • Implementation
   • Use

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'practice' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #539

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'practice' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1187

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'practice' in Nouns Frequency: #158

How to pronounce practice?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say practice in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of practice in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of practice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of practice in a Sentence

1. Ehsan Sehgal:

   None of the subjects, objects, and figures, even a system of society can stay, independently as fully independent since nature lies and depends upon each other. ------------ One may exemplify in this context as the number One, exists, but executes nothing until reaches after it, Zero or another digit; consequently, it elucidates the reality of independent. Even Democracy system and votes prove, the incapability of the Independent. As a person, a manufacturer, society, state, whatever, such other elements, claim and celebrate Independent Days, Years, or other terms, fall under self-deceiving practice. However, to be independent as a symbol may execute self-satisfaction.

2. Rory McIlroy:

   I've tried to get a little bit of balance, i tried to get my practice in the morning so I can spend the afternoons having a little bit of free time. It's nice to go out and explore a bit of Dubai.

3. Imam Gamal Fouda:

   Islamophobia is real. It is a targeted campaign to influence people to dehumanize and irrationally fear Muslims. To fear what we wear, to fear the choice of food we eat, to fear the way we pray and to fear the way we practice our faith.

4. Del Coro:

   Smaller sustainable farms that practice healthy crop rotation will have more nutritious crops.

5. Purvi Raniga:

   I believe that Meditation practice helps me to be more and more grateful for each and every beautiful moment I spend throughout the day!

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