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Practice

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

📖 Definitions of "Practice"

noun
  1. 1

    Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

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

  2. 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. 3

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

  4. 4

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

    "She ran a thriving medical practice."

verb
  1. 1

    To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.

    "You should practise playing piano every day."

  2. 2

    To repeat an activity in this way.

    "If you want to speak French well, you need to practise."

  3. 3

    To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.

    "They gather to practise religion every Saturday."

  4. 4

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

    "She practised law for forty years before retiring."

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