practice : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: practice	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for practice
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
practice n a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" Synonym(s): practice, pattern systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" Synonym(s): exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism" Synonym(s): practice, praxis the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired" knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner" v carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" Synonym(s): practice, practise, exercise, do learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" Synonym(s): drill, exercise, practice, practise engage in a rehearsal (of) Synonym(s): rehearse, practise, practice avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" Synonym(s): practice, apply, use engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness" Synonym(s): commit, practice
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Practice \Prac"tice\, n. [OE. praktike, practique, F. pratique, formerly also, practique, LL. practica, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] practical. See {Practical}, and cf. {Pratique}, {Pretty}.] 1. Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of rising early; the practice of making regular entries of accounts; the practice of daily exercise.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Practice \Prac"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Practiced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Practicing}.] [Often written practise, practised, practising.] 1. To do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually; to make a practice of; as, to practice gaming. [bd]Incline not my heart . . . practice wicked works.[b8]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Practice \Prac"tice\, v. i. [Often written practise.] 1. To perform certain acts frequently or customarily, either for instruction, profit, or amusement; as, to practice with the broadsword or with the rifle; to practice on the piano.