Definitions for practice
ˈpræk tɪsprac·tice

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

1. practice, pattern(noun)

   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, recitation(noun)

   systematic training by multiple repetitions

   "practice makes perfect"

3. practice, praxis(noun)

   translating an idea into action

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

4. practice(noun)

   the exercise of a profession

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

5. practice(verb)

   knowledge of how something is usually done

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

6. practice, practise, exercise, do(verb)

   carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

   "practice law"

7. drill, exercise, practice, practise(verb)

   learn by repetition

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

8. rehearse, practise, practice(verb)

   engage in a rehearsal (of)

9. practice, apply, use(verb)

   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, practice(verb)

    engage in or perform

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

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. practice(Noun)

   Repetition of an activity to improve skill.

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

   Etymology: See practise.

2. practice(Noun)

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

   Etymology: See practise.

3. practice(Noun)

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

   She ran a thriving medical practice.

   Etymology: See practise.

4. practice(Noun)

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

   Etymology: See practise.

5. practice(Noun)

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

   Etymology: See practise.

6. practice(Noun)

   Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.

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

   Etymology: See practise.

7. practice(Noun)

   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. practice(Verb)

   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. practice(Verb)

   To repeat an activity in this way.

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

   Etymology: See practise.

10. practice(Verb)

    To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.

    They gather to practice religion every Saturday.

    Etymology: See practise.

11. practice(Verb)

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

    She practiced law for forty years before retiring.

    Etymology: See practise.

12. practice(Verb)

    To conspire.

    Etymology: See practise.

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

1. Practice(noun)

   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. Practice(noun)

   customary or constant use; state of being used

   Etymology: [Often written practise.]

3. Practice(noun)

   skill or dexterity acquired by use; expertness

   Etymology: [Often written practise.]

4. Practice(noun)

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

   Etymology: [Often written practise.]

5. Practice(noun)

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

   Etymology: [Often written practise.]

6. Practice(noun)

   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. Practice(noun)

   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. Practice(noun)

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

   Etymology: [Often written practise.]

9. Practice(noun)

   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. Practice(verb)

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

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

11. Practice(verb)

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

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

12. Practice(verb)

    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. Practice(verb)

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

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

14. Practice(verb)

    to make use of; to employ

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

15. Practice(verb)

    to teach or accustom by practice; to train

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

16. Practice(verb)

    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. Practice(verb)

    to learn by practice; to form a habit

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

18. Practice(verb)

    to try artifices or stratagems

    Etymology: [Often written practise.]

19. Practice(verb)

    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.]

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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. James Clapper:

   During my tenure as DNI, it was my practice to defer to the FBI director -- both (former FBI) Director (Robert) Mueller and Director Comey -- on whether, when, and to what extent they would inform me about such investigations.

2. Adrian Shahbaz:

   It's alarming to see the practice of blocking communication apps become normalized around the world as a policy tool.

3. Jim McGovern:

   We are in a bipartisan way going to press the Republican leadership to practice a little democracy in the House of Representatives and allow us to have a debate and a vote on this issue, if we have that opportunity, we can prevail.

4. Cole Anthony:

   I'll try to go home and have a glass a wine and reflect over it, but tomorrow we'll be back at it with practice, so I only have a couple of hours to kind of take in this moment.

5. Maria Montessori:

   If we can, when we have established individual discipline, arrange the children, sending each one to his own place, in order, trying to make them understand the idea that thus placed they look well, and that it is a good thing to be thus placed in order, that it is a good and pleasing arrangement in the room, this ordered and tranquil adjustment of theirs -- then their remaining in their places, quiet and silent, is the result of a species of lesson, not an imposition. To make them understand the idea, without calling their attention too forcibly to the practice, to have them assimilate a principle of collective order -- that is the important thing.

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