PRACTICE


Meaning of PRACTICE in English

Variant: also prac · tise

Pronunciation: ' prak-t ə s

Function: verb

Inflected Form: prac · ticed also prac · tised ; prac · tic · ing also prac · tis · ing

Etymology: Middle English practisen, from Middle French practiser, from Medieval Latin practizare, alteration of practicare, from practica practice, noun, from Late Latin practice, from Greek praktik ē , from feminine of praktikos

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1 a : CARRY OUT , APPLY < practice what you preach> b : to do or perform often, customarily, or habitually < practice politeness> c : to be professionally engaged in < practice medicine>

2 a : to perform or work at repeatedly so as to become proficient < practice the act> b : to train by repeated exercises < practice pupils in penmanship>

3 obsolete : PLOT

intransitive verb

1 : to do repeated exercises for proficiency

2 : to pursue a profession actively

3 archaic : INTRIGUE

4 : to do something customarily

5 : to take advantage of someone <he practised on their credulity with huge success ― Times Lit. Supp. >

– prac · tic · er noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.