Practice | Mean of practice in English Dictionary

/ˈpræktəs/

• Verb
• to do something again and again in order to become better at it
1. To be a good musician, you have to practice a lot.
2. Have you been practicing your lines for the play?
3. She had to practice flying in various weather conditions before she could get her pilot's license.
• to do (something) regularly or constantly as an ordinary part of your life
1. He practices yoga daily.
2. The monks practice celibacy.
3. Grandmother taught us to practice good manners.
4. Practice what you preach —don't smoke if you tell your children not to smoke.
• to live according to the customs and teachings of (a religion)
1. Their family practices Buddhism.
2. a practicing Catholic

• to have a professional medical or legal business
1. My cousin plans to practice medicine/law/dentistry. [=plans to be a doctor/lawyer/dentist]
2. There are thousands of lawyers practicing in this city.
3. a practicing physician
• Noun
• the activity of doing something again and again in order to become better at it
1. Being a good musician takes a lot of practice.
2. I'm sure you'll learn your lines for the play with enough practice.
3. They'll get better with practice.
4. If you want to be a good musician, you have to stay in practice. [=you have to practice enough to improve and keep your skills]
5. I used to be pretty good at playing the piano, but I'm out of practice now. [=I haven't practiced so my skills are not as good as they were]
6. If you want to be a good writer, you should write every day. Remember, practice makes perfect. [=you become better at something if you practice it often]
• a regular occasion at which you practice something
1. I'm late for trumpet/ballet/soccer practice.
2. The marching band has/holds practice every Wednesday afternoon.
3. The team's practices usually last two hours.
4. The team was on the practice field at dawn.
5. a practice session
• something that is done often or regularly
1. She has made a practice of volunteering at a homeless shelter one weekend a month.
2. It is his practice [=habit] to read the newspaper each morning.
3. The company has been accused of unfair labor practices. [=of treating its workers unfairly]
4. The country's poor sanitation practices have led to widespread disease.
5. Burial practices vary around the world.
6. It is common practice among my friends to not use capital letters in e-mail.
7. It's good practice [=it is wise; it is a good idea] to always carry a few dollars in cash.
8. Letting the car get/run very low on fuel is bad practice. [=is a bad/unwise thing to do]
• the action of doing or using something
1. the theory and practice of teaching
2. the practice of law/medicine
3. Her advice is good, but it's hard to put into practice. [=to use it in actual situations]
4. He worked on a farm during the summer to put his knowledge of agriculture into practice.
• a professional medical or legal business
1. a pharmacist's practice
2. Her law practice is in the downtown area.