Meaning of practice | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Praxis, practice.
2. Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
   uncountable, usually
3. Repetition of an activity to improve a skill
4. (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 wees مُتَمَرِّن، غَيْر مَتَمَرِّن в добра/лоша форма съм (des)treinado mít cvik; vyjít ze cviku in/aus der Übung ude af træning; ude af øvelse σε φόρμα, αγύμναστος, ξεσυνηθισμένος estar entrenado/desentrenado; estar/no estar en forma harjutamise tõttu heas / halvas vormis olema تمرین داشتن یا نداشتن olla terässä/ruosteessa être bien entraîné; être rouillé לא לִהיו...
5. An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
   uncountable, usually
6. An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition
7. to do (something) habitually. He makes a practice of arriving late at parties. doen dit gereeld لَدَيه عادَة، يَعتاد ان става ми навик ter o hábito de mít ve zvyku zur Gewohnheit haben gøre sig noget til vane έχω τη συνήθεια να tener el hábito/la costumbre de kombeks olema از روی عادت انجام دادن olla tapana avoir l'habitude de לִנהוֹג व्यवहार postupak, prakticirati rászokik vmire biasa hafa fyrir vana avere l'abitudine di 習慣になる 늘(~) 하다 būti įpratusiam būt paradušam menjadikan sst satu kebiasa...
8. The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
   especially, uncountable, usually
9. The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts
10. to do, as opposed to planning etc. He never gets the chance to put his ideas into practice. in werking stel يُطَبِّق прилагам pôr em prática uvést do praxe in die Praxis umsetzen praktisere; føre ud i livet βάζω σε εφαρμογή, πραγματοποιώponer en práctica praktiliselt teostama جامه عمل پوشاندن panna käytäntöön mettre en pratique לְהוֹצִיא לְפוֹעַל योजना पद्धति को पूर्ण बना��ा, कार्यान्वित करना staviti u praksu megvalósít melaksanakan hrinda í framkvæmd, gera mettere in pratica ～を実行する 실행하다 įgyv...
    etc
11. A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice
12. A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.
    countable, usually
13. práctica; costumbre;private ___ → ___ privada
14. The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members
15. The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members.
    uncountable, usually
16. To do or perform habitually or customarily; make a habit of: practices courtesy in social situations.
17. A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine.
    uncountable, usually
18. To do or perform (something) repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill: practice a dance step.
19. Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.
    uncountable, usually
20. To give lessons or repeated instructions to; drill: practiced the students in handwriting.
21. 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.
    uncountable, usually
22. To work at, especially as a profession: practice law.
23. Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice.
    uncountable, usually
24. An easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.
    uncountable, usually
25. To carry out in action; observe: practices a religion piously.
26. Obsolete To plot (something evil).
    Obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them.”

“Being on a team is hard: you're always having to go to practice while everyone else is taking it easy.”

“I have choir practice every Sunday after church.”

“Which is the most demanding? I think that my practice as an artist is 'stronger' because it is the practice that best fuels and balances myself and that generates new knowledge for my other work as both arts educator and creative arts therapist.”

“She ran a thriving medical practice.”

“It is the usual practice of employees there to wear neckties only when meeting with customers.”

“It is good practice to check each door and window before leaving.”

“As a result, New Zealand locomotive design is a curious blend of English and American practice; certainly the American influence has always been much stronger than in Australia.”

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

“This firm of solicitors is involved in family law practice.”

“He sought to have that by practice which he could not by prayer.”

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