Practice

//ˈpɹæktɪs//

Synonyms for "practice" (522 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (105)

drill exercise rehearse accordance acquittal acquittance act acting action actions activism activity acts actually addition address adherence affectation agency air

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Noun(3 words)

drill exercise pattern

Verb(2 words)

apply commit

Strong matches (156)

cramming creature of habit cultivate cultivation culture pattern custom cut and try daily dozen deal with demeanor deportment develop development differentiation dig direct direction discharge discipline division

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do do with doing doings drilling drive driving dry run duty elucubrate employ employment engage in engrossment equation essay established way etiquette evolution examine execute execution exercising exert experience experiment extensive study extrapolation fashion fetch up fetching-up fill fit flight test folkway follow force of habit form form of worship formality formula formulary foster fostering fulfill fulfillment function functioning game gedankenexperiment gesture gestures give a try give a tryout give an encore go in for go over go through goings on goings-on grind grinding groom grooming guise gymnastic exercises gymnastics habit habit pattern habitude handicraft handle handling have a go headwork hearing heed heeding holy rite house-train housebreak housebreaking improve improvement in practice in-service training inexperienced inspection institution integration interpolation intrigue inversion involution isometrics iterate keeping lesson lick into shape lifework line line of action line of business line of work lines liturgy lucubrate lucubration machination maintien make make go make use of manage management maneuver manipulate manipulation manner manner of working manners manual training means mental labor method methodology methods metier mien

Noun(4 words)

custom dry run general practice habit

Verb(3 words)

do drill exercise

Related words (261)

military training mission mo mode mode of operation mode of procedure mode of worship modus operandi modus vivendi mores motions move movements moves multiplication mystery notation number nurse nurture

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nurturing observable behavior observance observation occupation office on-the-job training operancy operate operation operations order order of worship ordinance pad past experience pattern peculiarity perform perform on performance performing perusal peruse physical education physical jerks pilot pilot plan play play around with plot plunge into ply poise policy pore over port pose posture practical knowledge practical test practically practice upon praxis preparation prepare prescribed form prescription presence prevalence procedure proceed proceeding process profession proper thing proportion prosecute protocol prove pursue pursuit put in tune put to school put to trial racket raise raising read reading ready readying reaffirm realistically rear rearing reassert recapitulate recite recount reduction regard studiously rehash rehearsal reissue reiterate repeat repetition reprint research respect responsibility restate restudy restudying resume retail retell review reword rite ritual ritual observance rituality road test road-test routine rule run run a sample run over run through running rusty sacrament sacramental sagacity sample satisfaction say over say over again scheme seasoning second nature see to send to school serve service setting-up exercises shake down shakedown shakedown cruise sloyd social convention social science solemnity sophistication specialization specialize in specialty standard behavior standard usage standing custom steer steering stereotype stereotyped behavior stretch study studying style subject substantiate subtraction sum up summarize swing swot swotting system tack tackle tactics take care of take in hand take on take to take up taste tautologize teach technic technique tempering test test flight test run the drill the how the way of time-honored practice tone trade tradition train training transformation trial run trick try try it on try out tryout unaccustomed undertake upbringing usage use usefulness utility utilize validate verify vet vocation vocational education vocational training wade through wage walk walk of life warm-up way way of life ways what is done wide reading wield wise wont wonting work work at working workings workout worldly wisdom yoga

Noun(10 words)

practice session praxis recitation rehearsal routine training trial wone wont workout

Verb(3 words)

practise rehearse use

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

17 relation types

More general

27 entries

act activity cognition do effectuation employment engage execute exercise grooming implementation knowledge learn move noesis perform

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Antonyms

2 entries

performance theory

Synonyms

3 entries

drill exercise rehearse

Related terms

4 entries

practic practicable practical practitioner

capable of

5 entries

perfect challenge perfect method perfect performance perfect skill perfect technique

causes desire

1 entries

understand better

derived

46 entries

best practice business practice code of practice common practice common practice period community of practice corrupt practice custom and practice fire practice forepractice general practice hand practice in practice macropractice malpractice micropractice

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entails

1 entries

work

etymologically related_to

1 entries

practise

form of

1 entries

practise

has context

4 entries

arts legal math medicine

has prerequisite

1 entries

effort

has subevent

1 entries

improve

is a

7 entries

activity cognition implementation information intangible artifact learning by doing use

manner of

1 entries

prosecute

related to

71 entries

action activity arithmetic behaviour better betterment craft customary do do it do repetitively exercise experiment general practice getting getting better

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similar

5 entries

apply employ use utilise utilize

Translations

261 translations across 71 languages.

Afrikaans

3 entries

gebruik noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
oefening noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
praktyk noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)

Albanian

1 entries

praktikë noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Ancient Greek

4 entries

μελέτημα noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
ἄσκησις noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
ἐπιτήδευμα noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
ἔθος noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)

Arabic

2 entries

تَدْرِيب noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
مُمَارَسَة noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Armenian

4 entries

պարապմունք noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
պրակտիկա noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
պրակտիկա noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)
սովորություն noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

təcrübə noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
əməli iş noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Bashkir

2 entries

ғәмәл noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
ғәмәл noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)

Belarusian

4 entries

звы́чай noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
пра́ктыка noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
пра́ктыка noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
пра́ктыка noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)

Bulgarian

4 entries

обича́й noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
пра́ктика noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
пра́ктика noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)
трениро́вка noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Catalan

4 entries

pràctica noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
pràctica noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
pràctica noun (observance of religious duties)
pràctica noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)

Chinese

2 entries

лянщи noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
練習 /练习 noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

練習 /练习 noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

儀式 /仪式 noun (observance of religious duties)
實踐 /实践 noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)
練習 /练习 noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
習慣 /习惯 noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)

Czech

4 entries

cvičení noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
obyčej noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
praxe noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
praxe noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)

Danish

4 entries

praksis noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
praksis noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)
træning noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
øvelse noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Dari

2 entries

تَمْرِین noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
مَشْق noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Dutch

4 entries

oefening noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
praktijk noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
praktijk noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
praktijk noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)

Esperanto

3 entries

praktikado noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
praktikado noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
praktiko noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)

Finnish

4 entries

ammatinharjoittaminen noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
ammatinharjoitus noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
harjoittelu noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
harjoitus noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

French

4 entries

pratique noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
pratique noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
pratique noun (observance of religious duties)
pratique noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)

Galician

2 entries

práctica noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
práctica noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)

Georgian

2 entries

პრაქტიკა noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
პრაქტიკა noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)

German

4 entries

Ausüben noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
Ausübung noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
Praktizieren noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
Praxis noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)

Greek

4 entries

άσκηση noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
εξάσκηση noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
εξάσκηση noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
πράξη noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries

練習 /练习 noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Hindi

2 entries

अभ्यास noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
रियाज़ noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Hungarian

4 entries

gyakorlat noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
gyakorlat noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
gyakorlat noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
gyakorlat noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)

Icelandic

1 entries

æfing noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Indonesian

3 entries

latihan noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
praktik noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
praktik noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)

Iranian Persian

4 entries

تَجْرُبِه noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
تَجْرِبِه noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
تَدْریب noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
تَمْرین noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Irish

1 entries

crábhadh noun (observance of religious duties)

Italian

4 entries

pratica noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
pratica noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
pratica noun (observance of religious duties)
pratica noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)

Japanese

4 entries

ならわし noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
儀式 noun (observance of religious duties)
慣習 noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
慣行 noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)

Jin Chinese

1 entries

練習 /练习 noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Kabuverdianu

1 entries

ensaiu noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Kazakh

2 entries

тәжірибе noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
іс-тәжірибе noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Khmer

2 entries

ការិយកម្ម noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
ការិយកិច្ច noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Korean

4 entries

관습 noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
관행 noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
련습 noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
습관 noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

практика noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Lao

1 entries

ຫັດ noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Latin

2 entries

institūtum noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
usus noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Latvian

3 entries

prakse noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
prakse noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
prakse noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)

Low German

3 entries

Euven noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
Training noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
Öven noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Macedonian

4 entries

вежба noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
пракса noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
пракса noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
пракса noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)

Malay

1 entries

latihan noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Māori

3 entries

parakitihi noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
ritenga noun (observance of religious duties)
tikanga noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)

Norman

3 entries

pratique noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
pratique noun (observance of religious duties)
pratique noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

praksis noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
praksis noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
trening noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
øvelse noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries

praksis noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
trening noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
øving noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Eewunk noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Polish

4 entries

nawyk noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
obyczaj noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
praktyka noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
praktyka noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)

Portuguese

4 entries

costume noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
praxe noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
prática noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
prática noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)

Romanian

3 entries

antrenament noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
aplicare noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
practică noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Russian

4 entries

обы́чай noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
пра́ктика noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
пра́ктика noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
пра́ктика noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

cleachdadh noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
cleachdadh noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

nȃvika noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
prȁksa noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
prȁksa noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
prȁksa noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)

Slovak

4 entries

cvičenie noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
obyčaj noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
prax noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
prax noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)

Slovene

4 entries

praksa noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
praksa noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
praksa noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)
urjenje noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Spanish

3 entries

costumbre noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
práctica noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
práctica noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)

Swedish

4 entries

praktik noun (ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession)
praktik noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)
praxis noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
träning noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Tajik

4 entries

амал noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)
амалия noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
амалиёт noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
таҷриба noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Thai

1 entries

หัด noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Turkish

4 entries

alıştırma noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
egzersiz noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
pratik noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
pratik noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)

Turkmen

2 entries

praktika noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
tejribe noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Ukrainian

4 entries

впра́ва noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
звича́й noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
обича́й noun (customary action, habit, or behaviour)
пра́ктика noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Urdu

3 entries

تَدْرِیب noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
تَمْرِین noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
مَشْق noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Uyghur

2 entries

ئەمەلىيەت noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
تەجرىبە noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Uzbek

4 entries

amal noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)
amaliyot noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
praktika noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
tajriba noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Vietnamese

1 entries

sự luyện tập noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Wu Chinese

1 entries

練習 /练习 noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)

Yiddish

2 entries

פּראַקטיק noun (repetition of an activity to improve skill)
פּראַקטיק noun (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory)

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.

Source: tatoeba (1854)

You must practice grammar.

Source: tatoeba (8719)

You should practice playing the violin every day.

Source: tatoeba (16435)

You must practice it at regular intervals.

Source: tatoeba (16550)

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