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practise

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prac·tise  (prkts)
v. & n. Chiefly British
Variant of practice.

practis·er n.

practise or US practice
Verb
[-tising, -tised] or -ticing, -ticed
1. to do repeatedly in order to gain skill
2. to take part in or follow (a religion etc.): none of them practise Islam
3. to work at (a profession): he originally intended to practise medicine
4. to do regularly: they practise meditation [Greek prattein to do]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.practise - engage in a rehearsal (of)
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"
shamanise, shamanize - practice shamanism
3.practise - learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
learn, study, read, take - be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"

practise
verb 2. do, train, exercise, work out, drill, warm up, keep your hand in
verb 3. carry out, follow, apply, perform, observe, engage in, live up to, put into practice
verb 4. work at, pursue, carry on, undertake, specialize in, ply your trade
Translations
practise, practice (US) [ˈpræktɪs] vt (= carry out) → practicar [+ profession]; ejercer (= train at); practicar
viejercer (= train); practicar

practise (US), practice [ˈpræktɪs] vt (= work at) [+ piano, backhand etc] → s'exercer à, travailler (= train for) [+ sport] → s'entraîner à [+ a sport, religion, method]; pratiquer [+ profession]; exercer
vis'exercer, travailler (= train); s'entraîner; [lawyer, doctor] → exercer;
to practise for a match → s'entraîner pour un match

practise (US) practice [ˈpræktɪs] vt (= train at) → üben (= carry out) [+ custom] → pflegen (= 000) [+ activity etc] → ausüben [+ profession]; praktizieren
vi (= train) → üben; [lawyer, doctor etc] → praktizieren

practise (US), practice [ˈpræktɪs] vt (= work at) [+ piano, one's backhand etc] → esercitarsi a (= train for) [+ skiing, running etc] → allenarsi a [+ a sport, religion]; praticare [+ method]; usare [+ profession]; esercitare
viesercitarsi (= train); allenarsi;
to practise for a match → allenarsi per una partita

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, 실습하다 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
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 harjoittaa (s')exercer (à) לְתַרגֵל का व्यवसाय करना, का काम करना uvježbavati gyakorol membiasakan sÿna í verki, ástunda mettere in pratica, seguire 行なう 늘 습관적으로 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 ...
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 (의사·변호사 등이) 개업하다, 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
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

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



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AN Artillery Regiment of a State Militia applied to the Governor for wooden guns to practise with.
Many practise it already, and it is becoming more general every day.
It is true that this people has a natural disposition to goodness; they are very liberal of their alms, they much frequent their churches, and are very studious to adorn them; they practise fasting and other mortifications, and notwithstanding their separation from the Roman Church, and the corruptions which have crept into their faith, yet retain in a great measure the devout fervour of the primitive Christians.
 
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