practice
noun/ˈpræktɪs/
Слово англійською: practice
Переклад practice українською: пра́ктика (не тео́рія), впра́ва (фізи́чна і т. д.), тренува́ння (розу́чування і т. д.), пра́ктика (до́свід), пра́ктика (станда́ртний хід)
Детальний опис
- [uncountable, countable] doing an activity or training regularly so that you can improve your skill; the time you spend doing this
- conversation practice
- It takes a lot of practice to play the violin well.
- There's a basketball practice every Friday evening.
- She does an hour's piano practice every day.
- with practice With practice you will become more skilled.
- practice in doing something I've had a lot of practice in saying ‘no’ recently!
- It takes years of practice to get it right.
- We had an extra practice session on Friday.
- [uncountable] action rather than ideas
- the theory and practice of teaching
- She's determined to put her new ideas into practice.
- in practice the complications that arise in actual practice
- [uncountable, countable] a way of doing something that is the usual or expected way in a particular organization or situation
- Wearing gloves should be standard practice when handling pesticides.
- These methods remain current practice.
- It is a common practice to include recommendations for further action in such reports.
- Everyone knows it is good business practice to listen to your customers.
- childcare policy and practice
- a review of pay and working practices
- Religious practices differ from group to group.
- I am constantly adopting new practices on my farm.
- The government has changed its accounting practices.
- practice of doing something We will follow the practice of going in alphabetical order.
- The company has ended its practice of pumping raw sewage out to sea.
- [countable] a thing that is done regularly; a habit or a custom
- practice of doing something the German practice of giving workers a say in how their company is run
- it is somebody's practice to do something It is his practice to read several books a week.
- [uncountable, countable] the work or the business of some professional people such as doctors, dentists and lawyers; the place where they work
- the practice of medicine
- clinical/medical practice
- Students should have prior experience of veterinary practice.
- in practice My solicitor is no longer in practice.
- a successful medical/dental/law practice
Wordfinder- cure
- doctor
- examine
- medicine
- patient
- practice
- prescribe
- receptionist
- specialist
- surgeon
for improving skill
action not ideas
way of doing something
habit/custom
of doctor/lawyer
Word Originlate Middle English: from practise, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice.
Idioms
be/get out of practice
- to be/become less good at doing something than you were because you have not spent time doing it recently
- Don't ask me to speak French! I'm out of practice.
- If you don't play regularly you soon get out of practice.
in practice
- in reality
- Prisoners have legal rights, but in practice these rights are not always respected.
- The idea sounds fine in theory, but would it work in practice?
practice makes perfect
- (saying) a way of encouraging people by telling them that if you do an activity regularly and try to improve your skill, you will become very good at it