English dictionary
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English noun: practice | |||
| 1. | practice (act) a customary way of operation or behavior | ||
| Samples | It is their practice to give annual raises. They changed their dietary pattern. | ||
| Synonyms | pattern | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | biologism, calisthenics, callisthenics, cannibalism, careerism, cooperation, cross dressing, custom, fashion, featherbedding, formalism, habitude, lobbyism, lynch law, mistreatment, modernism, naturism, nonconformism, nudism, occult, occult arts, one-upmanship, ornamentalism, papism, peonage, pluralism, popery, quotation, ritual, ritualism, slaveholding, slavery, symbolisation, symbolism, symbolization, systematism, transvestism, transvestitism, unwritten law, usage, usance | ||
| 2. | practice (act) systematic training by multiple repetitions | ||
| Samples | Practice makes perfect. | ||
| Synonyms | drill, exercise, practice session, recitation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grooming, preparation, training | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brushup, dry run, fire drill, manual, manual of arms, military drill, rehearsal, rehearsal, review, scrimmage, shadowboxing, target practice | ||
| 3. | practice (act) translating an idea into action | ||
| Samples | A hard theory to put into practice. Differences between theory and praxis of communism. | ||
| Synonyms | praxis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | effectuation, implementation | ||
| 4. | practice (act) the exercise of a profession | ||
| Samples | The practice of the law. I took over his practice when he retired. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | employment, exercise, usage, use, utilisation, utilization | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | consultancy, cosmetology, dental practice, law practice, medical practice, optometry, private practice, witching | ||
| 5. | practice (cognition) knowledge of how something is usually done | ||
| Samples | It is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognition, knowledge, noesis | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | convention, custom, formula, heritage, normal, pattern, rule, tradition | ||
English verb: practice | |||
| 1. | practice (social) carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions | ||
| Samples | Practice law. | ||
| Synonyms | do, exercise, practise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | shamanise, shamanize | ||
| Entail | do work, work | ||
| 2. | practice (cognition) learn by repetition | ||
| Samples | We drilled French verbs every day. Pianists practice scales. | ||
| Synonyms | drill, exercise, practise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | learn, read, study, take | ||
| 3. | practice (creation) engage in a rehearsal (of) | ||
| Examples | They will practice the duet | ||
| Synonyms | practise, rehearse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do, execute, perform | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | scrimmage, walk through | ||
| Domain category | performing arts | ||
| 4. | practice (social) avail oneself to | ||
| Samples | Apply a principle. Practice a religion. Use care when going down the stairs. Use your common sense. Practice non-violent resistance. | ||
| Synonyms | apply, use | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | follow | ||
| Verb group | apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | ||
| 5. | practice (social) engage in or perform | ||
| Samples | Practice safe sex. Commit a random act of kindness. | ||
| Synonyms | commit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | engage, prosecute, pursue | ||
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