Practise Definition

praktis

practised, practising

verb

practised, practising

Webster's New World

(UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) To repeat as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.

You should practise playing piano every day.

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(intransitive, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) To repeat an activity in this way.

If you want to speak French well, you need to practise.

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(UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.

They gather to practise religion every Saturday.

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(UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland) To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).

She practised law for forty years before retiring.

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Origin of Practise

From Middle English practizen, a variant of practisen, from Middle French pratiser, practiser, from Medieval Latin practizo, from Late Latin practico (“to do, perform, execute, propose, practise, exercise, be conversant with, contrive, conspire, etc."), from prāctica (“practical affairs", "business"), from Ancient Greek πρακτική (prāktikÄ“), from πρακτικός (praktikós, “practical"), from πράσσειν (prassein, “to do")

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