[Origin: 1375–1425; (v.) late ME practisen, practizen (< MF pra(c)tiser) < ML prāctizāre, alter. of prācticāre, deriv. of prāctica practical work < Gk prāktik n. use of fem. of prāktikóspractic; see -ize; (n.) late ME, deriv. of the v.]
To do or perform habitually or customarily; make a habit of: practices courtesy in social situations.
To do or perform (something) repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill: practice a dance step.
To give lessons or repeated instructions to; drill: practiced the students in handwriting.
To work at, especially as a profession: practice law.
To carry out in action; observe: practices a religion piously.
Obsolete To plot (something evil).
v.
intr.
To do or perform something habitually or repeatedly.
To do something repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill.
To work at a profession.
Archaic To intrigue or plot.
n.
A habitual or customary action or way of doing something: makes a practice of being punctual.
Repeated performance of an activity in order to learn or perfect a skill: Practice will make you a good musician.
A session of preparation or performance undertaken to acquire or polish a skill: goes to piano practice weekly; scheduled a soccer practice for Saturday.
Archaic The skill so learned or perfected.
The condition of being skilled through repeated exercise: out of practice.
The act of tricking or scheming, especially with malicious intent.
A trick, scheme, or intrigue.
The act or process of doing something; performance or action: a theory that is difficult to put into practice.
Exercise of an occupation or profession: the practice of law.
The business of a professional person: an obstetrician with her own practice.
A habitual or customary action or act. Often used in the plural: That company engages in questionable business practices. Facial tattooing is a standard practice among certain peoples.
Law The methods of procedure used in a court of law.
Archaic
The act of tricking or scheming, especially with malicious intent.
A trick, scheme, or intrigue.
[Middle English practisen, from Old French practiser, alteration of practiquer, from practique, practice, from Medieval Latin prāctica; see practicable.]
prac'tic·er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to do repeatedly to acquire or maintain proficiency: practice the shot put; exercising one's wits; rehearsed the play for 14 days. See Also Synonyms at habit.
1392, "to do, act, or perform habitually," from O.Fr. practiser "to practice," from M.L. practicare "to do, perform, practice," from L.L. practicus "practical," from Gk. praktikos "practical." The noun is from 1421, originally as practise, from O.Fr. pratiser, from M.L. practicare. Also as practik, which survived in parallel into 19c. Practiced "expert" is from 1568; practicing (adj.) is recorded from 1625 in ref. to professions, from 1906 in ref. to religions.
avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"
5.
engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness" [syn: commit]
the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea Example: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.
Arabic:
تَمْرين
Chinese (Simplified):
实践
Chinese (Traditional):
實踐
Czech:
praxe
Danish:
praksis; virkelighed
Dutch:
praktijk
Estonian:
praktika
Finnish:
käytäntö
French:
pratique
German:
die Praxis
Greek:
πράξη, εφαρμογή
Hungarian:
gyakorlat
Icelandic:
framkvæmd, reynd, praxís
Indonesian:
praktek
Italian:
pratica
Japanese:
実際
Korean:
실행
Latvian:
prakse
Lithuanian:
praktika
Norwegian:
praksis
Polish:
praktyka
Portuguese (Brazil):
prática
Portuguese (Portugal):
prática
Romanian:
practică
Russian:
практика
Slovak:
prax
Slovenian:
praksa
Spanish:
práctica
Swedish:
praktik, i praktiken
Turkish:
uygulama
practice2[ˈprӕktis]noun
the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom Example: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.
Arabic:
عادَه، شيء عادي
Chinese (Simplified):
惯例，习惯
Chinese (Traditional):
慣例，習慣
Czech:
zvyk
Danish:
vane
Dutch:
gewoonte
Estonian:
tava
Finnish:
tapa
French:
habitude
German:
die Gewohnheit
Greek:
συνήθεια, έθιμο
Hungarian:
szokás
Icelandic:
venja
Indonesian:
kebiasaan
Italian:
abitudine
Japanese:
習慣
Korean:
버릇, 습관
Latvian:
paradums
Lithuanian:
įprotis
Norwegian:
skikk, vane
Polish:
zwyczaj
Portuguese (Brazil):
prática
Portuguese (Portugal):
costume
Romanian:
obicei
Russian:
привычка; обычай
Slovak:
zvyk
Slovenian:
navada
Spanish:
costumbre
Swedish:
vana
Turkish:
alışkanlık, âdet
practice3[ˈprӕktis]noun
the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well Example: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.
Arabic:
مُمارَسَه، تَدْريب
Chinese (Simplified):
练习
Chinese (Traditional):
練習
Czech:
cvik, trénink
Danish:
øvelse
Dutch:
oefening
Estonian:
harjutus
Finnish:
harjoitus
French:
exercice, entraînement
German:
die Übung
Greek:
εξάσκηση
Hungarian:
gyakorlás
Icelandic:
æfing
Indonesian:
latihan
Italian:
pratica, esercizio
Japanese:
練習
Korean:
연습, 훈련
Latvian:
treniņš; vingrināšanās
Lithuanian:
pratybos, treniravimasis
Norwegian:
øving, øvelse
Polish:
ćwiczenie
Portuguese (Brazil):
treino, exercício
Portuguese (Portugal):
treino
Romanian:
antrenament, exerciţiu
Russian:
тренировка; упражнение
Slovak:
cvičenie; tréning
Slovenian:
vaja
Spanish:
entrenamiento, ejercicio
Swedish:
övning, träning
Turkish:
alıştırma, antreman
practice4[ˈprӕktis]noun
a doctor's or lawyer's business Example: He has a practice in Southampton.
Prac"ti*cal\, a. [L. practicus active, Gr. ? fit for doing or performing, practical, active, fr. ? to do, work, effect: cf. F. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf. Pragmatic, Practice.]1. Of or pertaining to practice or action. 2. Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry. "Man's practical understanding." --South. "For all practical purposes." --Macaulay. 3. Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind. 4. Derived from practice; as, practical skill. Practical joke, a joke put in practice; a joke the fun of which consists in something done, in distinction from something said; esp., a trick played upon a person.
Prac"tice\, n. [OE. praktike, practique, F. pratique, formerly also, practique, LL. practica, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? practical. See Practical, and cf. Pratique, Pretty.]1. 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. A heart . . . exercised with covetous practices. --2 Pet. ii. 14. 2. Customary or constant use; state of being used. Obsolete words may be revived when they are more sounding or more significant than those in practice. --Dryden. 3. Skill or dexterity acquired by use; expertness. [R.] "His nice fence and his active practice." --Shak. 4. Actual performance; application of knowledge; -- opposed to theory. There are two functions of the soul, -- contemplation and practice. --South. There is a distinction, but no opposition, between theory and practice; each, to a certain extent, supposes the other; theory is dependent on practice; practice must have preceded theory. --Sir W. Hamilton. 5. Systematic exercise for instruction or discipline; as, the troops are called out for practice; she neglected practice in music. 6. 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. Practice is exercise of an art, or the application of a science in life, which application is itself an art. --Sir W. Hamilton. 7. Skillful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; art; stratagem; artifice; plot; -- usually in a bad sense. [Obs.] --Bacon. He sought to have that by practice which he could not by prayer. --Sir P. Sidney. 8. (Math.) A easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business. 9. (Law) 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. --Bouvier. Syn: Custom; usage; habit; manner.
Prac"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Practiced; p. pr. & vb. n. Practicing.] [Often written practise, practised, practising.]1. To do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually; to make a practice of; as, to practice gaming. "Incline not my heart . . . practice wicked works." --Ps. cxli. 4. 2. To exercise, or follow, as a profession, trade, art, etc., as, to practice law or medicine. 2. To exercise one's self in, for instruction or improvement, or to acquire discipline or dexterity; as, to practice gunnery; to practice music. 4. To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do. "Aught but Talbot's shadow whereon to practice your severity." --Shak. As this advice ye practice or neglect. --Pope. 5. To make use of; to employ. [Obs.] In malice to this good knight's wife, I practiced Ubaldo and Ricardo to corrupt her. --Massinger. 6. To teach or accustom by practice; to train. In church they are taught to love God; after church they are practiced to love their neighbor. --Landor.
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