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- pronunciation:
- praek
tihs
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
practices, practicing, practiced |
| definition 1: |
When you practice something, it means that you do it many times to learn to do it well.
Jim practiced throwing the basketball into the hoop every day until he got really good at it.- synonyms:
- drill, pursue, rehearse
- similar words:
- prepare, repeat, study
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| definition 2: |
When people practice something, they do it or perform it as a regular activity.
My grandmother practices yoga every morning.- synonyms:
- pursue
- similar words:
- maintain
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| definition 3: |
Sometimes "practice" means to do something as a job. When someone practices law, it means they work as a lawyer.
Aliyah's mom practiced medicine for ten years at the hospital. Then she became a professor of medicine, and now she does only teaching.- synonyms:
- pursue
- similar words:
- study
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| related words: |
apply, do, exercise, polish |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Practice is doing something many times so that you can become good at it.
Spencer thinks he'll be able to swim as fast as his brother with just a little more practice.- synonyms:
- drill, exercise, repetition
- similar words:
- preparation, rehearsal
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| definition 2: |
A practice is a person's usual way of doing something. If something is your practice, it is your custom.
It was always Mrs. Todd's practice to get up early in the mornings.- synonyms:
- custom, habit, rule, way
- similar words:
- convention, method, policy, procedure, routine
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| definition 3: |
Practice is the actual doing of something, not the idea of doing that thing. Having an idea of something is different from actually carrying out that idea.
It seemed like a good idea to Molly to wash the cat in the sink, but, in practice, it was a failure.- synonyms:
- method, procedure, routine
- similar words:
- act, action, conduct, habit, performance
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| definition 4: |
The business of a doctor or lawyer is called a "practice." Sometimes a practice includes a group of doctors or lawyers working together. A practice is also the office where the business is located.
Ms. James is a lawyer with a successful practice.Dr. Silver has a busy practice on Park Street. |
| related words: |
activity, behavior, discipline, drill, experience, fashion, process, tradition |
| derivation: |
practicer (n.) |
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