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Practice

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

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📖 Definitions of "Practice"

noun

1
Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."
2
An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
"Being on a team is hard: you're always having to go to practice while everyone else is taking it easy."
3
The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
4
A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.
"She ran a thriving medical practice."

verb

1
To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
"You should practise playing piano every day."
2
To repeat an activity in this way.
"If you want to speak French well, you need to practise."
3
To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.
"They gather to practise religion every Saturday."
4
To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
"She practised law for forty years before retiring."

🔄 Synonyms of "Practice"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
applyverb	(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
usenoun	To utilize or employ.
carry outverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To fulfill.
patternnoun	Model, example.
exercisenoun	(countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
drillnoun	(transitive) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
doverb	(auxiliary) A syntactic marker.
practiseverb	(transitive) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
rehearseverb	(ambitransitive) To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater.
practice sessionnoun	systematic training by multiple repetitions

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Practice"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
practisenoun	Misspelling of practice. [Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.]
usenoun	Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
applyverb	(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
rehearseverb	(ambitransitive) To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater.
patternnoun	Model, example.
carry outverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To fulfill.
donoun	(DoggoLingo, chiefly used with verbs)
exercisenoun	(countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
drillnoun	A tool or machine used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece.
practice sessionnoun	systematic training by multiple repetitions
operationally	In an operational manner; in accordance with an operation.
operational	Functioning and ready for use.
operationnoun	(uncountable) The act or process of operating (verb): agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
workingnoun	(usually in the plural) Operation; action.
applied	Put into practical use.
functionalnoun	(mathematics, functional analysis) A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.
practicalitynoun	(uncountable) The state of being practical or feasible.
doingnoun	A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
feasible	Able to be done in practice.
workable	Capable of functioning.