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prac·tise  (prkts)

v. & n. Chiefly British

Variant of practice.

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practis·er n.

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practise US, practice [ˈpræktɪs]

vb

1. to do or cause to do repeatedly in order to gain skill

2. (tr) to do (something) habitually or frequently they practise ritual murder

3. to observe or pursue (something, such as a religion) to practise Christianity

4. (Business / Professions) to work at (a profession, job, etc.) he practises medicine

5. (foll by on or upon) to take advantage of (someone, someone's credulity, etc.)

[see practice]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	practise - engage in a rehearsal (of) rehearse, practice performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance perform, do, execute - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" walk through - perform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsal scrimmage - practice playing (a sport)
	2.	practise - carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" practice, exercise, do shamanise, shamanize - practice shamanism
	3.	practise - learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" practice, drill, exercise learn, study, read, take - be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"

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practise

verb

1. rehearse, study, prepare, perfect, repeat, go through, polish, go over, refine, run through Lauren practises the concerto every day.

2. do, train, exercise, work out, drill, warm up, keep your hand in practising for a gym display

3. carry out, follow, apply, perform, observe, engage in, live up to, put into practice Astronomy continued to be practised in Byzantium.

4. work at, pursue, carry on, undertake, specialize in, ply your trade He practised as a lawyer for thirty years.

Translations

practise practice (US) [ˈpræktɪs]

A. VI

1. (to improve skill) (Sport) → entrenar (Theat) → ensayar (Mus) → practicar
he practises for two hours every evening → entrena/ensaya/practica durante dos horas todas las tardes
I've been practising with a ball on my own → he estado entrenando por mi cuenta con un balón
I need someone to practise on → necesito practicar con algn

2. (= work professionally) [lawyer, doctor] → ejercer
to practise as a doctor/lawyer → ejercer de or como médico/abogado

B. VT

1. (= put into practice) [+ medicine] → practicar; [+ law] → ejercer; [+ self-denial, one's religion, method] → practicar
to practise what one preaches → predicar con el ejemplo

2. (= work on) (Sport) → practicar; [+ piano, language, technique] → practicar; [+ song, speech] → ensayar
I need to practise my backhand → necesito practicar el revés
practise giving your speech in front of a mirror → ensaye su discurso delante de un espejo
I practised my Spanish on her → practiqué el español con ella

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practise [ˈpræktɪs] practice (US)

vt

(= work at) [+ musical instrument] → travailler; [+ tune, song] → travailler; [+ skiing, running, jumping] → s'entraîner à; [+ one's backhand] → travailler; [+ foreign language] → pratiquer
I practise the flute every evening → Je travaille la flûte tous les soirs.
I played the piece I had been practising for months → J'ai joué le morceau que j'avais travaillé pendant des mois.
I practised my French when we were on holiday → J'ai pratiqué mon français pendant les vacances.
Can I practise my German on you? → Est-ce que je peux pratiquer mon allemand avec toi?

[+ religion, method] → pratiquer

[+ profession] → pratiquer

vi

[musician] → s'exercer
I ought to practise more → Je devrais m'exercer davantage.
I don't practise enough → Je ne m'exerce pas assez.

(at sport) → s'entraîner
The team practises on Thursdays → L'équipe s'entraîne le jeudi.
to practise for a match → s'entraîner pour un match

[doctor, dentist, lawyer] → exercer
to practise as a lawyer → exercer comme avocat

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practise, (US) practice

vt

thrift, patience etc → üben; self-denial, Christian charity, torture → praktizieren; to practise what one preaches (prov) → seine Lehren in die Tat umsetzen

(in order to acquire skill) → üben; song, chorus → proben; to practise the violin → Geige üben; to practise the high jump/one’s golf swing → Hochsprung/seinen Schlag im Golf üben or trainieren; to practise doing something → etw üben; I’m practising my German on him → ich probiere mein Deutsch an ihm aus

(= follow, exercise) profession, religion → ausüben, praktizieren; to practise law/medicine → als Anwalt/Arzt praktizieren; all a writer wants is peace to practise his art → alles, was ein Schriftsteller braucht, ist Ruhe, um sich seiner Kunst widmen zu können

vi

(in order to acquire skill) → üben

(lawyer, doctor etc) → praktizieren; to practise at the Bar → als Anwalt bei Gericht praktizieren

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practise practice (Am) [ˈpræktɪs]

1. vt

a. to practise patience/self-control → cercare di avere pazienza/di controllarsi
to practise charity → essere caritatevole
to practise what one preaches → mettere in pratica ciò che si predica

b. (train o.s. at, piano) → esercitarsi a; (song) → esercitarsi per imparare
to practise a shot (Golf, Tennis) → esercitarsi in un tiro
to practise doing sth → esercitarsi a fare qc
I practised my Italian on her → ho fatto pratica d'italiano con lei

c. (follow, exercise, profession) → esercitare; (sport, religion) → praticare; (method) → seguire, usare; (custom) → seguire

2. vi

a. (in order to acquire skill, gen) (Mus) → esercitarsi (Sport) → allenarsi

b. (lawyer, doctor) → esercitare

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practise practice (Am) [ˈpræktɪs]

1. vt

a. to practise patience/self-control → cercare di avere pazienza/di controllarsi
to practise charity → essere caritatevole
to practise what one preaches → mettere in pratica ciò che si predica

b. (train o.s. at, piano) → esercitarsi a; (song) → esercitarsi per imparare
to practise a shot (Golf, Tennis) → esercitarsi in un tiro
to practise doing sth → esercitarsi a fare qc
I practised my Italian on her → ho fatto pratica d'italiano con lei

c. (follow, exercise, profession) → esercitare; (sport, religion) → praticare; (method) → seguire, usare; (custom) → seguire

2. vi

a. (in order to acquire skill, gen) (Mus) → esercitarsi (Sport) → allenarsi

b. (lawyer, doctor) → esercitare

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practise

v practise [ˈprӕktis]

1 to do exercises to improve one's performance in a particular skill etc She practises the piano every day; You must practise more if you want to enter the competition. oefen يَتَمَرَّن، يَتَدَرَّب упражнявам cvičit øve; træne üben εξασκούμαι entrenarse, ejercitarse harjutama تمرین کردن harjoitella (s')entraîner לְהִתאָמֵן अभ्यास करना vježbati (na glasoviru) gyakorol berlatih æfa (sig) esercitarsi a 練習する 연습하다 lavintis, treniruotis vingrināt[]; trenēt[] berlatih oefenen øve (seg i), trene ćwiczyć treinar(-se) a se antrena, a exersa тренироваться; упражняться cvičiť vaditi vežbati öva, träna ฝึกซ้อม alıştırma yapmak, çalışmak 實習，練習 практикувати(ся); тренувати(ся) مشق کرنا luyện tập 实习，练习

2 to make (something) a habit to practise self-control. beoefen يَتَمَرَّن، يَتَّخِذُ عادة имам навик praktikovat udøve ausüben εξασκώ, εφαρμόζω practicar, ejercer harjutama روالی را در پیش گرفتن ottaa tavaksi (s')exercer (à) לְתַרגֵל का व्यवसाय करना, का काम करना uvježbavati gyakorol membiasakan sÿna í verki, ástunda mettere in pratica, seguire 行なう 습관화 하다 ugdyti praktizēt; lietot; piekopt mengamalkan zich oefenen in trene seg i, utøve ćwiczyć praticar a face exerciţii de приобрести привычку praktizovať uriti se vežbati utöva, praktisera, tillämpa ทำเป็นประจำ alışkanlık haline getirmek, âdet edinmek 慣做，養成...的習慣 застосовувати عادت بنالينا rèn luyện 惯做，养成...的习惯

3 to do or follow (a profession, usually medicine or law) He practises (law) in London. praktiseer يُزاوِل مِهْنَه практикувам provozovat praktisere; udøve praktizieren (εξ)ασκώ (για επάγγελμα) ejercer, practicar praktiseerima انجام دادن harjoittaa exercer לַעֲסוֹק ב- की साधना करना vraditi folytat (mesterséget) buka praktek stunda esercitare 開業する 영업하다 verstis (kokia) praktika strādāt (par ārstu/advokātu) menjalankan praktik beoefenen praktisere praktykować exercer a prac­tica, a profesa практиковать vykonávať, pracovať imeti prakso baviti se utöva, praktisera ฝึกหัด mesleğini icra etmek, doktor/dişçi olarak çalışmak; avukatlık/mimarlık yapmak 操持(專業等) займатися, практикувати ڈاکٹري يا وکالت کا پيشہ کرنا hành nghề 操持（专业等）

adj practised

skilled through much practice a practised performer. geoefende مُتَمَرِّن، مُدَرَّب، خَبير опитен zkušený erfaren; øvet geübt έμπειρος experto, de gran experiencia vilunud باتجربه harjaantunut expérimenté מְיוּמָן अभ्यस्त iskusan,vješt gyakorlott terlatih þjálfaður, reyndur esperto 熟練した 숙련된 įgudęs, išlavėjęs pieredzējis; trenēts terlatih geoefend øvet, dreven, rutinert wprawny experimentado ex­pe­ri­men­tat опытный skúsený izkušen iskusan driven, skicklig ที่ชำนาญ tecrübeli, deneyimli 熟練的，有經驗的 досвідчений, умілий مشاق có kinh nghiệm 熟练的，有经验的

practise is a verb: to practise (not practice ) the guitar.

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practise → يُمارِس procvičit øve (sig) üben εξασκούμαι practicar harjoittaa pratiquer vježbati esercitarsi 練習する 실행하다 intrigeren øve zastosować w praktyce praticar практиковать öva ฝึกซ้อม pratik yapmak hành nghề 实践