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- [prak-tis]
- /ˈpræk tɪs/
- /ˈpræktɪs/
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- [prak-tis]
- /ˈpræk tɪs/
Definitions of practise word
- noun practise habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice. 1
- noun practise habit; custom: It is not the practice here for men to wear long hair. 1
- noun practise repeated performance or systematic exercise for the purpose of acquiring skill or proficiency: Practice makes perfect. 1
- noun practise condition arrived at by experience or exercise: She refused to play the piano, because she was out of practice. 1
- noun practise the action or process of performing or doing something: to put a scheme into practice; the shameful practices of a blackmailer. 1
- noun practise the exercise or pursuit of a profession or occupation, especially law or medicine: She plans to set up practice in her hometown. 1
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Origin of practise
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; (v.) late Middle English practisen, practizen (< Middle French pra(c)tiser) < Medieval Latin prāctizāre, alteration of prācticāre, derivative of prāctica practical work < Greek prāktikḗ noun use of feminine of prāktikós practic; see -ize; (noun) late Middle English, derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Practise
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
practise popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
practise usage trend in Literature
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verb practise
- act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- adhere — If you adhere to an opinion or belief, you support or hold it.
- apply — If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
- auditioning — Present participle of audition.
- condition — If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state is.
noun practise
- aestheticism — the doctrine that aesthetic principles are of supreme importance and that works of art should be judged accordingly
- alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
- application — An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
- assignment — An assignment is a task or piece of work that you are given to do, especially as part of your job or studies.
- assuetude — the state of being familiar with or used to something
Antonyms for practise
verb practise
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
Top questions with practise
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