practice
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
praktuhsSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɹæktəs
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
The exercise of a profession
uncountableespecially medicineart
The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
countable
A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.
A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine.
verb
now us
To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
Used this way, practice is a reasonably familiar word with a mildly favourable edge. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Positive and appreciative
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use practice
- “It is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner.”noun
- “It is their practice to give annual raises.”noun
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
Concerned with actual use or practice.
Almost.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed.
A game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing.
The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
The learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries.
A place for practicing golf shots.
Systematic training by multiple repetitions.
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