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practise(verb)/ˈpræktɪs/ /ˈpræktɪs/Verb Forms- to do an activity or train regularly so that you can improve your skill
- You need to practise every day.
- She's practising for her piano exam.
- I've been practising my serve for weeks.
- She diligently practised her violin every day.
- He usually wants to practise his English on me.
- I learned hairdressing by practising on my sister.
- Practise reversing the car into the garage.
- to work as a doctor, lawyer, etc.
- There are over 50 000 solicitors practising in England and Wales.
- She practised as a barrister for many years.
- He was banned from practising medicine.
- She practised law for more than a decade.
- to do something regularly as part of your normal behaviour
- to practise self-restraint/safe sex
- Do you still practise your religion?
Extra Examples- These methods are still practised today.
- This model of education widely practised.
- whaling as currently practised
- Polygamy is legal, but it is very rarely practised.
- Christians were allowed to practise their faith unmolested by the authorities.
- People found guilty of practising black magic were hanged.
- to do the things yourself that you tell other people to do
Word Origin- late Middle English: from Old French practiser or medieval Latin practizare, alteration of practicare ‘perform, carry out’, from practica ‘practice’, from Greek praktikē, feminine (used as a noun), of praktikos ‘concerned with action’, from prattein ‘do, act’.
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