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Practising

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

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📖 Definitions of "Practising"

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."

noun

1
The act of one who practises.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Practising"

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Word	Definition
rehearseverb	(ambitransitive) To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater.
carry outverb	(transitive, idiomatic) To fulfill.
doverb	(auxiliary) A syntactic marker.
exerciseverb	(countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
drillverb	(transitive) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
performverb	(ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
convenient	Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
hands-onnoun	Involving active participation.
on-the-job	(of training, attributive) obtained whilst working
practicalnoun	Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
embodyingnoun	embodiment
servingnoun	(countable) The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.
licensingnoun	A giving of license to do something; sanction.
practitionernoun	A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.
in-serviceverb	(transitive) To train or educate (someone) while they are working; to give on-the-job training to.
performingnoun	A performance.
engageverb	(transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
pursuingnoun	pursuit
engagingnoun	Tending to engage attention or interest; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.
devoutnoun	Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; pious; extremely religious; godly.