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practise

/ˈpɹæktɪs/verb2 syllables

Practise means: carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions.

Synonyms for practise5

verb, as in carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

verb, as in learn by repetition

verb, as in engage in a rehearsal (of)

rehearse, practice

What does practise mean?3

verb

1

carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions“practice law”

2

learn by repetition“We drilled French verbs every day”

3

engage in a rehearsal (of)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Practise in a sentence

  • In the long run, you will have to practise more.sundown
  • That's just standard practise, it's not like they're cutting corners.fcbond
  • To become good at something, you have to practise.sundown
  • If you don't practise at least a bit every day, you won't succeed.sundown
  • At any rate, it's something you've got to practise a lot.sundown
  • Instead of gossiping about the neighbours, why don't you practise your violin?sundown
  • He took his boomerangs out, and began to practise throwing them.Hybrid
  • After you've had some tea, carry on practising.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of practise

as a verb

past tense
practised
present participle
practising
third-person singular
practises
past participle
practised