Practical ˈpræktɪkl Work Adjective Gained Experience Offered Advice

• to have gained practical experience of the work
• he offered her some practical advice.
• what are the practical implications of the proposal?
• there are some obvious practical applications of the research.

practical

1. connected with real situations rather than with ideas or theories
• COMPARE theoretical
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/theoretical
• to have gained practical experience of the work
• He offered her some practical advice.
• What are the practical implications of the proposal?
• There are some obvious practical applications of the research.
• In practical terms, it means spending less.
• From a practical point of view, it isn't a good place to live.
• Yoga helps with practical matters such as injury prevention.
• Of how much practical use was the conference?
• Try to find a course which will allow you to develop the practical skills employers want.
• The fog could present some practical difficulties.

Extra Examples

• I'll do something practical now and answer some mail.
• It's time to get practical!
2. right or sensible; likely to be successful
• SYNONYM workable
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/workable
• I soon realized that it would have been more practical to walk.
• It wouldn't be practical for us to go all that way just for the weekend.
• It was difficult to find a practical solution to the problem.
• The government is taking practical steps to deal with this issue.
• Travel by boat was often faster and more practical than travel along the primitive roads.
3. useful or suitable
• OPPOSITE impractical
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/impractical
• a practical little car, ideal for the city
• Cool, loose-fitting clothes are practical in a hot climate.
• a briefcase that is practical for both traveling and days at the office
• a feature that makes the system more practical
4. sensible and realistic
• OPPOSITE impractical
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/impractical
• Let's be practical and work out the cost first.
• She always adopted a severely practical tone.
• Sarah is quite practical about love and relationships.
5. good at making or repairing things
• SYNONYM handy
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/handy
• Bob's very practical. He does all the odd jobs around the house.
6. almost complete or total
• SYNONYM virtual
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/virtual
• She married a practical stranger.
• They’re a practical certainty to win the game.
7. used when you are stating what the reality of a situation is
• There's still another ten minutes of the game to go, but for practical purposes it's already over.

Word Origin

• late 16th cent.: from archaic practic ‘practical’ (from Old French practique, via late Latin from Greek praktikos ‘concerned with action’, from prattein ‘do, act’) + -al.