PRACTISE


Meaning of PRACTISE in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

exercise/practise self-restraint

The UN appealed for both sides to exercise self-restraint.

practise a craft British English , practice a craft American English

The craftsmen use traditional tools to practise their ancient crafts.

practise a technique

Practise your painting techniques on unwanted pieces of wallpaper.

practise the piano British English , practice the piano American English

I would practise the piano for three or four hours a day.

practised...religion

The tribe practised a religion that mixed native beliefs and Christianity.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

still

Some of these rituals we still practise today, though their meaning is only dimly remembered.

Stepping has always been a feature of this particular village and it is still practised to a certain extent today.

Here in the club, gardening is still practised with religious intensity.

Indeed, some animal tissues still practise anaerobic respiration - including muscle fibres, for short periods.

widely

Interdisciplinary teamwork is now widely practised within hospitals and rehabilitation centres but is still rather unusual elsewhere.

Tripodding of hay and cereals is practised widely in the Alps and Scandinavia where good drying conditions are rare.

■ NOUN

area

The invited speakers are either themselves practising in the clinical area or currently speaking or writing about childbirth matters.

Even those doctors who practise in areas remote from hospitals do relatively little life-saving.

Will it be the organised medical practitioners as we know them today or those who are practising in the area ?

Organic surface horizons are often thicker than 50 centimetres, and peat-cutting is practised in easily accessible areas around lochs and roads.

My period of training took place as I was practising in the clinical area .

Unsuitable large-scale farming is also being practised in some areas such as the Praslin watershed where bananas are grown for export.

Similarly, estate agents practising in the area should avoid the Town Planning committee.

art

They come here to heal, to practise their art , to hide out.

Though he deceived the beholder into taking his artifice for reality, Zeuxis practised an idealist art .

Students of chanting practised their art on the beach, with one ear attuned to the waves.

Keeping her glance averted, her smile modest, she practised the art of scrutinising without seeming to look.

I, too, thought I was doing something unique and practising an art exceptionally well.

Seventy-five year old Marcel Callow has been practising his art for more than fifty years.

Les Noces practises the art of the general and the art of the particular at one and the same time.

Wotherspoon is the first to admit that he an ideas man, practical but not practised in the arts of marketing.

day

He took a lot of acid; he practised all day and all night - magic, tricks, illusions.

A ballet dancer who does not practise every day loses a lot of skill, as does a musician.

All stretching exercises should be practised every day , not just at the weekly or twice-weekly training sessions at the club.

doctor

Even those doctors who practise in areas remote from hospitals do relatively little life-saving.

They're carrying placards supporting a doctor who practises environmental medicine.

exercise

The exercises are detailed below; it is advisable to practise each exercise individually before attempting the whole routine.

Don't be tempted to practise specific exercises in between doing other jobs or to demonstrate a particularly good exercise to a friend.

The little flute practises its exercise , and then all is silent, because all is said.

Now practise the exercises below. 1.

form

Instead, he chose to stick with the old ways and practise an unenviable form of reverse racism.

In practising a form , the student is taught to defend himself against a series of imaginary opponents.

Depending upon the style of kungfu being practised , the forms vary in length and degrees of difficulty.

Many beginners start to practise their forms in a kind of clockwork, robotic manner.

They also practise mechanical forms of abortion.

home

Often they can not be practised on the home site because they are not acceptable on a busy airfield.

Restoring old frames can call for specialist help, but nevertheless there are several techniques that can be practised at home .

I practised at home , of course.

language

You can also use silent viewing to get your students practising the language .

They present and practise grammar and useful language functions, such as explaining, defining and comparing.

I left the University fired with enthusiasm to go to live in Moscow to practise the language .

lawyer

In 1854, appeals were introduced on matters of law and lawyers were allowed to practise in these courts.

You can also visit the room of Tommaso Grossi, Manzoni's lawyer friend who practised from the house.

medicine

They're carrying placards supporting a doctor who practises environmental medicine .

He was probably the Robert Pemel who obtained an archiepiscopal licence to practise medicine around 1632.

method

You should select and practise the appropriate method for the task in hand.

Energia told the crew to practise a manual method .

There is also an interesting herd in Devon where the Pure Meat Company practises extensive organic methods .

opportunity

Selling a house even provides an opportunity to practise survey techniques and at the same time improve the chances of selling quickly.

Meetings Meetings provide good opportunities to practise persuasion and to raise your status among subordinates, peers and bosses.

The child is given drinks throughout the night to increase the probability of urinating and providing a lot of opportunities to practise .

Tournaments provided opportunities for practising some of the arts and skills of war in common.

religion

Patients undergoing surgery sometimes find talking to a spiritual counsellor provides psychological comfort, even if they do not usually practise a religion .

He resolved to practise his religion better.

skill

Butts Lane takes its name from the medieval archers who practised their skills close by.

This is true of people working in the entertainment industry, who need to practise their skills regularly.

He was very excited and arranged extra meetings with the boys he had chosen as climbers so they could practise their skills .

You can practise this skill by deliberately steering a bad variable course ad feel the pressure changing in the hands.

Pupils would then be encouraged to practise and develop these skills in their own projects.

Malpas brigade are appealing for MoT failures which would be uneconomical to repair so they can practise their firefighting skills .

By practising the skill we show the subconscious what is involved and allow it to acquire the ability to master the skill.

He does not seem to need to practise these skills .

solicitor

As a solicitor practising in local government rather than private practice, you do not have individual clients.

technique

Amy had liked Josie, who had been kind to her and allowed her to practise new make-up techniques on her.

Firstly, here is a chance to practise your survey technique , on the house you are selling.

At the very least job exhibitions give you a good chance to practise your interviewing technique .

Selling a house even provides an opportunity to practise survey techniques and at the same time improve the chances of selling quickly.

Inhibition is an essential and integral step when practising the Technique .

Patients must practise the techniques for up to 20 minutes a day.

They have been on exercise for a week, learning and practising the techniques of counterrevolutionary warfare in a rural setting.

By practising the Alexander Technique feelings and thoughts can alter.

■ VERB

allow

Amy had liked Josie, who had been kind to her and allowed her to practise new make-up techniques on her.

But students who qualify as doctors abroad won't automatically be allowed to practise in Britain.

In 1854, appeals were introduced on matters of law and lawyers were allowed to practise in these courts.

He will, after all, not be allowed to practise again.

begin

Archaeology shows that the material was appreciated by the local population of this region long before they had begun to practise farming.

This year Minton also began to practise lithography.

Before his father's retirement in 1869 Knowles began to practise independently.

In the wings, the fieldsmen begin practising the dives which they will need to save future runs.

continue

However, the partnership is continuing to practise , albeit within a radically different structure.

learn

You and your companion can learn french, practise yoga - or simply have a coffee and a chat.

Before this can be done successfully there are many human relations skills to be learned and practised .

They have been on exercise for a week, learning and practising the techniques of counterrevolutionary warfare in a rural setting.

need

In particular you need to practise new sounds, new contrasts, and the phoneme variants.

These two sounds may therefore first need to be practised separately in non-differential drills.

You would be at the mercy of the hall's acoustics and ideally you would need to practise a bit beforehand.

The quality of relationships the Bible speaks of in terms of the home environment is learned and therefore needs to be practised .

All three aspects need to be practised so that they all come together to give the right impression.

This is true of people working in the entertainment industry, who need to practise their skills regularly.

This is a very quick way to get your hand in and learn what you need to practise .

Touch legering, like so many things worth doing, needs to be practised before you can expect to be proficient.

provide

Selling a house even provides an opportunity to practise survey techniques and at the same time improve the chances of selling quickly.

Back home, matinees provided the chance to practise and shine.

Meetings Meetings provide good opportunities to practise persuasion and to raise your status among subordinates, peers and bosses.

Tournaments provided opportunities for practising some of the arts and skills of war in common.

spend

The afternoon was spent practising national negotiation.

You've probably noticed how she spends every spare minute practising her putting.

After that we spent a lot of time practising in what later became Riverside Studios.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a practising Catholic/Muslim/Jew etc

At that time he had been a practising Catholic for two or three months.

a practising doctor/lawyer/teacher etc

Morwenna Wood a practising doctor is being treated in Oxford's JOhn radcliffe hospital.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Practise speaking slowly and clearly.

A small proportion of those who complete their training do not practise as doctors.

I'm learning how to play the piano, and I try to practise every day.

I always wanted to be a hairdresser, and used to practise on my friends.

I graduated from Manchester Law school and practised law with the firm of Arthur & Madden of Birmingham.

Kingsley has been practising from the London Hydrotherapy Centre since 1960.

We're going to Paris for a week in summer, so that Bill can practise his French.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

At night, in our hotel, we practised how quickly we could roll out of our beds in case of an attack!

Don't be tempted to practise specific exercises in between doing other jobs or to demonstrate a particularly good exercise to a friend.

Finding a rugby ball, they practised drop kicks in the boathouse, much to Jurgen's annoyance.

He'd been practising it while I'd been away.

I didn't need to, because he was sitting right next to me, but I wanted to practise my writing.

Students of chanting practised their art on the beach, with one ear attuned to the waves.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.