practice
pronunciation
How to pronounce practice in British English:
UK [ˈpræktɪs]
How to pronounce practice in American English:
US [ˈpræktɪs]
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- Noun:
- a customary way of operation or behavior
- systematic training by multiple repetitions
- translating an idea into action
- the exercise of a profession
- knowledge of how something is usually done
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- Verb:
- learn by repetition
- avail oneself to
- carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
- engage in a rehearsal (of)
Word Origin
- practice
- practice: [15] The ultimate source of practice is Greek prássein ‘do, practise’. From its base *prak- were derived the noun praxis ‘doing, action’ (source of English praxis [16]) and the adjective praktós ‘to be done’. On this was based praktikós ‘concerned with action, practical’. This passed into English via late Latin practicus as practice [14], which was later superseded by practical [17].From practicus was derived the medieval Latin verb practicāre, later practizāre. This passed into English via Old French practiser as practise [15]. The derived noun practise was altered to practice in the 16th century, on the analogy of pairs like advice/advise.=> practical, practise, pragmatic, praxis
- practice (v.)
- c. 1400, "to do, act;" early 15c., "to follow or employ; to carry on a profession," especially medicine, from Old French pratiser, practiser "to practice," alteration of practiquer, from Medieval Latin practicare "to do, perform, practice," from Late Latin practicus "practical," from Greek praktikos "practical" (see practical). From early 15c. as "to perform repeatedly to acquire skill, to learn by repeated performance;" mid-15c. as "to perform, to work at, exercise." Related: Practiced; practicing.
- practice (n.)
- early 15c., practise, "practical application," originally especially of medicine but also alchemy, education, etc.; from Old French pratiser, from Medieval Latin practicare (see practice (v.)). From early 15c. often assimilated in spelling to nouns in -ice. Also as practic, which survived in parallel into 19c.
Antonym
Example
- 1. I had him practice talking from bullets every week .
- 2. An analogy hit me as I watched my son at recent team practice : water polo .
- 3. In fact , the practice goes fairly deep into the organization , anton says .
- 4. Athletes do two main kinds of practice : scrimmage and drills .
- 5. People crave it , " says katie yezzi of practice . "