practice

prac·tice  (prkts)

v. prac·ticed, prac·tic·ing, prac·tic·es

v.tr.

1. To do or perform habitually or customarily; make a habit of: practices courtesy in social situations.

2. To do or perform (something) repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill: practice a dance step.

3. To give lessons or repeated instructions to; drill: practiced the students in handwriting.

4. To work at, especially as a profession: practice law.

5. To carry out in action; observe: practices a religion piously.

6. Obsolete To plot (something evil).

v.intr.

1. To do or perform something habitually or repeatedly.

2. To do something repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill.

3. To work at a profession.

4. Archaic To intrigue or plot.

n.

1. A habitual or customary action or way of doing something: makes a practice of being punctual.

2.

a. Repeated performance of an activity in order to learn or perfect a skill: Practice will make you a good musician.

b. A session of preparation or performance undertaken to acquire or polish a skill: goes to piano practice weekly; scheduled a soccer practice for Saturday.

c. Archaic The skill so learned or perfected.

d. The condition of being skilled through repeated exercise: out of practice.

3. The act or process of doing something; performance or action: a theory that is difficult to put into practice.

4. Exercise of an occupation or profession: the practice of law.

5. The business of a professional person: an obstetrician with her own practice.

6. 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.

7. Law The methods of procedure used in a court of law.

8. Archaic

a. The act of tricking or scheming, especially with malicious intent.

b. A trick, scheme, or intrigue.

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[Middle English practisen, from Old French practiser, alteration of practiquer, from practique, practice, from Medieval Latin prctica; see practicable.]

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practic·er n.

Synonyms: practice, exercise, rehearse
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.

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practice

Noun

1. something done regularly or repeatedly

2. repetition of an activity in order to gain skill: regular practice is essential if you want to play an instrument well

3. the business or surgery of a doctor or lawyer

4. the act of doing something: I'm not sure how effective these methods will be when put into practice

5. in practice

a. what actually happens as distinct from what is supposed to happen: many ideas which look good on paper just don't work in practice

b. skilled in something through having had a lot of regular recent experience at it: I still go shooting, just to keep in practice

6. out of practice not having had much regular recent experience at an activity: although out of practice, I still love playing my violin [Greek praktikē practical work]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	practice - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" pattern activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" biologism - use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior cooperation - the practice of cooperating; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation" featherbedding - the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required formalism - the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms one-upmanship - the practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor pluralism - the practice of one person holding more than one benefice at a time symbolism, symbolization, symbolisation - the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning modernism - practices typical of contemporary life or thought occult arts, occult - supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult" ornamentalism - the practice of ornamental display cannibalism - the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind careerism - the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity custom, usage, usance - accepted or habitual practice habitude - habitual mode of behavior fashion - characteristic or habitual practice lobbyism - the practice of lobbying; the activities of a lobbyist slaveholding, slavery - the practice of owning slaves peonage - the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged unwritten law - law based on customary behavior lynch law - the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother" nonconformism - the practice of nonconformity calisthenics, callisthenics - the practice of calisthenic exercises; "calisthenics is recommended for general good health" popery, papism - offensive terms for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church quotation - the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation" ritual - the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies ritualism - exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship naturism, nudism - going without clothes as a social practice systematism - the habitual practice of systematization and classification cross dressing, transvestism, transvestitism - the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex
	2.	practice - systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" practice session, drill, exercise, recitation grooming, training, preparation - activity leading to skilled behavior fire drill - an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire manual of arms, manual - (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle military drill - training in marching and the use of weapons rehearsal - (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory dry run, rehearsal - a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding" brushup, review - practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory scrimmage - (American football) practice play between a football team's squads shadowboxing - sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training) target practice - practice in shooting at targets
	3.	practice - translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism" praxis effectuation, implementation - the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect
	4.	practice - the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired" consultancy - the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field; "a business management consultancy" cosmetology - the practice of beautifying the face and hair and skin dental practice - the practice of dentistry law practice - the practice of law medical practice - the practice of medicine optometry - the practice of an optometrist private practice - the practice of a profession independently and not as an employee; "he teaches at the medical school but his fortune came from private practice"; "lawyers in private practice are in business and must make a profit to survive" usage, use, utilisation, utilization, exercise, employment - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" witching - the use or practice of witchcraft
	5.	practice - knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner" cognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning custom, tradition - a specific practice of long standing normal, convention, rule, pattern, formula - something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" heritage - practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom"
Verb	1.	practice - carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" exercise, practise, do shamanise, shamanize - practice shamanism
	2.	practice - learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" drill, practise, exercise learn, study, read, take - be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
	3.	practice - engage in a rehearsal (of) practise, rehearse performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" walk through - perform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsal scrimmage - practice playing (a sport)
	4.	practice - avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" use, apply apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" follow - adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
	5.	practice - engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness" commit engage, pursue, prosecute - carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"

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practice

noun 1. custom, use, way, system, rule, method, tradition, habit, routine, mode, usage, wont, praxis, usual procedure, tikanga N.Z.

noun 2. training, study, exercise, work-out, discipline, preparation, drill, rehearsal, repetition

noun 3. profession, work, business, career, occupation, pursuit, vocation

4. business, company, office, firm, enterprise, partnership, outfit (informal)

noun 5. use, experience, action, effect, operation, application, enactment

Translations

practice [ˈpræktɪs] n (= habit) → costumbre f (= exercise); práctica (= training); adiestramiento;

(MED) → clientela

vt, vi (US) = practise;

in practice (in reality) → en la práctica;

out of practice → desentrenado;

to put sth into practice → poner algo en práctica;

it's common practice → es bastante corriente;

target practice → práctica de tiro;

he has a small practice [doctor] → tiene pocos pacientes;

to set up in practice as → establecerse como

practice [ˈpræktɪs] n → pratique f [of profession]; exercice m;

(at football etc) → entraînement m (= business); cabinet m; clientèle f

vt, vi (US) = practise;

in practice (= in reality) → en pratique;

out of practice → rouillé(e);

2 hours' piano practice → 2 heures de travail or d'exercices au piano;

target practice → exercices de tir;

it's common practice → c'est courant, ça se fait couramment;

to put sth into practice → mettre qch en pratique

practice [ˈpræktɪs] n (also Med, Law) → Praxis f (= custom); Brauch m;

(exercise) → Übung f

vt, vi (US) = practise;

in practice → in der Praxis;

out of practice → aus der Übung;

2 hours' piano practice → 2 Stunden Klavierübungen;

it's common or standard practice → es ist allgemein üblich;

to put sth into practice → etw in die Praxis umsetzen;

target practice → Zielschießen nt

practice [ˈpræktɪs] n → pratica; [of profession] → esercizio;

(at football etc) → allenamento;

(business) → gabinetto; clientela

vt, vi (US) = practise;

in practice (= in reality) → in pratica;

out of practice → fuori esercizio;

2 hours' piano practice → 2 ore di esercizio al pianoforte;

it's common practice → è d'uso;

to put sth into practice → mettere qc in pratica;

target practice → pratica di tiro

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practice

n practice [ˈprӕktis]

1 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.praktykتَمْرينпрактикаpraxepraksis; virkeligheddie Praxisπράξη, εφαρμογήprácticapraktikaعملkäytäntöpratiqueיִישוּםव्यवहारpraksagyakorlatpraktekframkvæmd, reynd, praxíspratica実際실행praktikapraksepraktikpraktijkpraksispraktykapráticapracticăпрактикаpraxpraksapraksapraktik, i praktikenวิธีปฏิบัติuygulama實踐практика; застосуванняعملthực hành实践

2 the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.gewoonteعادَه، شيء عاديпрактикаzvykvanedie Gewohnheitσυνήθεια, έθιμοcostumbretavaعادتtapahabitudeנוֹהָל, נוֹהָג, מִנהָגआदतobičajszokáskebiasaanvenjaabitudine習慣버릇, 습관įprotisparadumskebiasaangewoonteskikk, vanezwyczajcostumeobiceiпривычка; обычайzvyknavadapraksavanaกิจวัตรalışkanlık, âdet慣例，習慣звичай; заведений порядокعادت، معمولthói quen惯例，习惯

3 the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.oefeningمُمارَسَه، تَدْريبтренировкаcvik, tréninkøvelsedie Übungεξάσκησηentrenamiento, ejercicioharjutusتمرینharjoitusexercice, entraînementאִימוּןअभ्यास, मश्क़vježbagyakorláslatihanæfingpratica, esercizio練習연습, 훈련pratybos, treniravimasistreniņš; vingrināšanāslatihanoefeningøving, øvelsećwiczenietreinoantre­nament, exerciţiuтренировка; упражнениеcvičenie; tréningvajavežbaövning, träningการฝึกฝนalıştırma, antreman練習вправа, тренуванняمشقluyện tập练习

4 a doctor's or lawyer's business He has a practice in Southampton.praktykعَمَل، زبائِن طَبيب أو مُحامٍпрактикуванеpraxepraksisdie Praxisάσκηση επαγγέλματος, επαγγελματική βάσηconsultorio, gabinete, bufete; clientelapraksisکسب؛ محل کسبpraktiikkaclientèle, cabinetפְּרַקטִיקָהवकील, डॉक्टर आदि की व्यावसायिक वृत्ति या संबंध, व्यवसाय, पेशाpraksa,vršenje zvanjapraxisprakteklögfræði-/læknastofastudio業務(의사·변호사의) 영업, 개업praktikapraksefirma guaman; klinikpraktijk(lege-/advokat)praksispraktykaescritóriocabinet; clientelăпрактикаpraxpraksapraksapraktikการฝึกหัดdoktorluk/avukatlık yapmak業務，開業практика, діяльністьڈاکٹر يا وکيل کا پيشہsự hành nghề业务，开业

be in / out of practice

(not) having had a lot of practice recently I haven't played the piano for months – I'm very out of practice.geoefend, van stryk weesمُتَمَرِّن، غَيْر مَتَمَرِّنв добра/лоша форма съмmít cvik; vyjít ze cvikuude af træning; ude af øvelsein/aus der Übungσε φόρμα, αγύμναστος, ξεσυνηθισμένοςestar entrenado/desentrenado; estar/no estar en formaharjutamise tõttu heas / halvas vormis olemaتمرین داشتن یا نداشتنolla harjoitellut, olla harjoituksen puutteessaêtre bien entraîné; être rouilléלא לִהיוֹת בְּכּוֹשֶׁרनिष्प्रवृत्त, अव्यवहृत, व्यवहार या प्रयोग मेंnedostaje mu vježbagyakorlott vmiben/kijön a gyakorlatbólbanyak/kurang latihanvera (ekki) í æfinguessere allenato; essere fuori allenamento練習十分[]최근에 연습량이 많다[]įgudęs, atpratęs[]būt ilgi trenējušamieslama tdkha/være ute av treningmieć wprawę/wyjść z wprawy(des)treinadoa fi pre­gătit; a-şi pierde antrenamentul, a-şi ieşi din mână(не) упражнятьсяmať cvik; vyjsť z cvikubiti v vaji/iz vajeuvežbanvara i/ur formการขาดการฝึกฝนpratiğini korumuş/yitirmiş常練習(久不練習)(не) тренуватися, практикуватисяمشق ہونا، مشق کا نہ ہوناcó/ không có thời gian luyện tập常练习（久不练习）

make a practice of

to do (something) habitually He makes a practice of arriving late at parties.doen dit gereeldلَدَيه عادَة، يَعتاد انстава ми навикmít ve zvykugøre sig noget til vanezur Gewohnheit habenέχω τη συνήθεια ναtener el hábito/la costumbre dekombeks olemaاز روی عادت انجام دادنottaa tavakseenavoir l'habitude deלִנהוֹגव्यवहारpostupak,prakticiratirászokik vmirebiasahafa fyrir vanaavere l'abitudine di習慣になる하기를 예사로 하다būti įpratusiambūt paradušammenjadikan sst satu kebiasaaneen gewoonte maken vangjøre (noe) til en vanemieć zwyczajter o hábito dea-şi face un obicei din, a avea obi­ceiul săиметь обыкновениеmať vo zvykuimeti navadoimati običaj daha för vana, brukaการทำเป็นประจำalışkanlık haline getirmek, âdet edinmek養成...的習慣мати звичкуعادت بناليناcó thói quen养成...的习惯

put into practice

to do, as opposed to planning etc He never gets the chance to put his ideas into practice.in werking stelيُطَبِّقприлагамuvést do praxepraktisere; føre ud i livetin die Praxis umsetzenβάζω σε εφαρμογή, πραγματοποιώponer en prácticapraktiliselt teostamaجامه عمل پوشاندنtoteuttaamettre en pratiqueלְהוֹצִיא לְפוֹעַלयोजना पद्धति को पूर्ण बनाना, कार्यान्वित करनाstaviti u praksumegvalósítmelaksanakanhrinda í framkvæmd, geramettere in pratica～を実行する...을 실행하다įgyvendintirealizēt, iemiesotmempraktikkanin praktijk brengensette ut i livetwprowadzić w czynpôr em práticaa pune în practicăосуществитьuviesť do praxeizvestisprovesti u delopraktisera, tillämpaได้ทำuygulamaya koymak實施упроваджуватиعملي جامہ پہناناthực hiện实施

practice is a noun: practice (not practise ) makes perfect.