( BrE ) ( AmE practice ) verb
1 to train regularly to improve
ADVERB
▪ diligently , hard
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She diligently ~d her piano every day.
▪ regularly
PREPOSITION
▪ for
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She's practising hard for the piano competition.
▪ on
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I learned hairdressing by practising on my sister.
PHRASES
▪ be well ~d (in sth)
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He was well ~d in meditation.
2 to do sth as part of normal behaviour/behavior
ADVERB
▪ commonly , routinely , widely
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This model of education widely ~d.
▪ rarely
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Polygamy is legal, but it is very rarely ~d.
▪ currently
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whaling as currently ~d
▪ freely , openly
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Both Protestants and Catholics could freely ~ their religion.
PHRASES
▪ (be) ~d today
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These methods are still ~d today.