prac ‧ tise S3 W3 BrE AmE British English , practice American English /ˈpræktəs, ˈpræktɪs/ verb
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ practice , ↑ practitioner ; adjective : PRACTISED/PRACTICED , PRACTISING/PRACTICING ; verb : PRACTISE/PRACTICE ]
1 . [intransitive and transitive] to do an activity, often regularly, in order to improve your skill or to prepare for a test:
They moved the furniture back to practise their dance routine.
It gives students the opportunity to practice their speaking skills.
practise doing something
Today we’re going to practise parking.
practise for
She’s practicing for her piano recital.
practise something on somebody
Everybody wants to practise their English on me.
2 . [transitive] to use a particular method or custom:
a technique not widely practised in Europe
3 . [intransitive and transitive] to work as a doctor or lawyer:
medical graduates who intend to practise in the UK
practise as
Gemma is now practising as a dentist.
4 . [transitive] if you practise a religion, system of ideas etc, you live your life according to its rules:
They are free to practice their religion openly.
5 . practise what you preach to do the things that you advise other people to do:
She didn’t always practise what she preached.
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THESAURUS
▪ practise British English , practice American English verb [intransitive and transitive] to do an activity many times in order to improve your skill or to prepare for a test:
The course will give you a chance to practise your language skills.
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He was practising his golf swing.
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You need to practise regularly if you're going to be a good piano player.
▪ train verb [intransitive] to practise physical movements or activities in preparation for a race or game:
He's training for the Olympics.
▪ rehearse verb [intransitive and transitive] to practise a play, speech, or music in preparation for a public performance:
She's in New York where she's rehearsing her new play.
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The band are currently rehearsing for their world tour.
▪ work on something to practise a particular skill so that your general performance improves:
You need to work on your listening comprehension.
▪ go/run through something to practise something such as a speech, play, or piece of music by reading or playing it from the beginning to the end:
I'll just run through the speech one more time.