Meaning of "practise" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRACTISE

See practice.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PRACTISE

ˈpræktɪs

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRACTISE

Practise is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb practise in English.

WHAT DOES PRACTISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Practice

Practice may refer to: ▪ Best practice ▪ Law firm, a legal practice ▪ Medical practice, a company which engages in the practise of medicine ▪ Phantom practice, phenomenon in which a person's abilities continue to improve, even without practising ▪ Practice, a method of learning by repetition ▪ Practice, a theoretical term for human action in society ▪ Practice-based professional learning ▪ Practice of law ▪ Target practice, any exercise in which projectiles are fired at a specified target ▪ The Practice, a TV program about a legal practice ▪ Spiritual practice ▪ Standards and Practices, a conventional, traditional, or otherwise standardised method...

Definition of practise in the English dictionary

The first definition of practise in the dictionary is to do or cause to do repeatedly in order to gain skill. Other definition of practise is to do habitually or frequently. Practise is also to observe or pursue.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PRACTISE

PRESENT

Present

I practise

you practise

he/she/it practises

we practise

you practise

they practise

Present continuous

I am practising

you are practising

he/she/it is practising

we are practising

you are practising

they are practising

Present perfect

I have practised

you have practised

he/she/it has practised

we have practised

you have practised

they have practised

Present perfect continuous

I have been practising

you have been practising

he/she/it has been practising

we have been practising

you have been practising

they have been practising

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I practised

you practised

he/she/it practised

we practised

you practised

they practised

Past continuous

I was practising

you were practising

he/she/it was practising

we were practising

you were practising

they were practising

Past perfect

I had practised

you had practised

he/she/it had practised

we had practised

you had practised

they had practised

Past perfect continuous

I had been practising

you had been practising

he/she/it had been practising

we had been practising

you had been practising

they had been practising

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will practise

you will practise

he/she/it will practise

we will practise

you will practise

they will practise

Future continuous

I will be practising

you will be practising

he/she/it will be practising

we will be practising

you will be practising

they will be practising

Future perfect

I will have practised

you will have practised

he/she/it will have practised

we will have practised

you will have practised

they will have practised

Future perfect continuous

I will have been practising

you will have been practising

he/she/it will have been practising

we will have been practising

you will have been practising

they will have been practising

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would practise

you would practise

he/she/it would practise

we would practise

you would practise

they would practise

Conditional continuous

I would be practising

you would be practising

he/she/it would be practising

we would be practising

you would be practising

they would be practising

Conditional perfect

I would have practise

you would have practise

he/she/it would have practise

we would have practise

you would have practise

they would have practise

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been practising

you would have been practising

he/she/it would have been practising

we would have been practising

you would have been practising

they would have been practising

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you practise
we let´s practise
you practise

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to practise

Past participle

practised

Present Participle

practising

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PRACTISE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «practise» and belong to the same grammatical category.

apply · carry on · carry out · do · drill · exercise · follow · go over · go through · observe · perfect · perform · polish · prepare · pursue · refine · rehearse · repeat · run through · study · train · undertake · warm up · work out

TRANSLATION OF PRACTISE

Find out the translation of practise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of practise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «practise» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 练习
• Translator English - Spanish: practicar
• English: practise
• Translator English - Hindi: अभ्यास
• Translator English - Arabic: يُـمَارِس
• Translator English - Russian: практиковать
• Translator English - Portuguese: praticar
• Translator English - Bengali: অনুশীলন
• Translator English - French: pratiquer
• Translator English - Malay: Amalan
• Translator English - German: üben
• Translator English - Japanese: 練習する
• Translator English - Korean: 실행하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Laku
• Translator English - Vietnamese: luyện tập
• Translator English - Tamil: பயிற்சி
• Translator English - Marathi: सराव
• Translator English - Turkish: uygulama
• Translator English - Italian: esercitarsi
• Translator English - Polish: zastosować w praktyce
• Translator English - Ukrainian: практикувати
• Translator English - Romanian: a exersa
• Translator English - Greek: εξασκούμαι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: praktyk
• Translator English - Swedish: öva
• Translator English - Norwegian: øve

10 QUOTES WITH «PRACTISE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word practise.

1

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

I believe that the dysfunctional Muslim family constitutes a real threat to the very fabric of western life. It is in the family that children are groomed to practise, promote and pass on the norms of their parents' culture.

2

Viswanathan Anand

It's important, according to me, to train in small doses so as to not lose the joy of playing chess. I personally think too many coaching and training classes may take away a child's interest in the game itself. The essential thing to do is practise often and, in case of a doubt, to consult a trainer.

3

John James Audubon

To repay evils with kindness is the religion I was taught to practise, and this will forever be my rule.

4

Tomas Berdych

I can see that the tennis for the fans could be a bit boring, and these days you have these new modern things which you can do, and you have a lot of time, because you just play a match, and practise, and many times in between you can bring many things to the fans.

5

Jello Biafra

You have to be down here in the States to realize just how tightly controlled the corporate media is and how much they practise Soviet-style censorship through creative omission.

6

David Brainerd

First, Resolve upon, and daily endeavour to practise, a life of seriousness and strict sobriety.

7

Beth Brooke

Sometimes women get devastated by failing. Athletes don't; they just know that means they've got to practise harder, and they've got to do something else differently.

8

Simon Callow

I don't practise any religion but I am deeply interested in the answers that mankind has come up with to explain the human situation.

9

Beverly Cleary

My favorite books are a constantly changing list, but one favorite has remained constant: the dictionary. Is the word I want to use spelled practice or practise? The dictionary knows. The dictionary also slows down my writing because it is such interesting reading that I am distracted.

10

Jimmy Connors

From where we lived, to practise in St Louis was an hour-and-a-half drive each way, so that took a lot of the time. So really, our lives just took different paths.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRACTISE»

Discover the use of practise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to practise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Practise Now!: How to Prepare for Recruitment and Selection ...

Each chapter focuses on a specific question type commonly used in selection tests. Each question type is explained in detail and reasons given for the correct answer. Includes sample questions and answers, with hints to aid working out.

Australian Council For Educational Research Staff, 2002

Midwifery, Freedom to Practise?: An International ...

This book deals with the central theme of freedom to practise midwifery in selected countries of the world. Each chapter has a separate author who has specific knowledge of the country for that chapter either as a citizen or researcher.

Lindsay Reid, 2007

Metal Forming Practise: Processes - Machines - Tools

The book presents in a condensed and precise manner the most important forming and shearing processes as well as the required tools and machines.

A. Koth, Heinz Tschätsch, 2007

How to Practise:

Beautifully packaged, this is the ultimate gift from the Dalai Lama, and a wonderful gift to give to anyone interested in having a richer, more fulfilled life.

Dalai Lama XIV Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama, Jeffrey Hopkins, 2003

Sustainable Development, Evaluation and Policy-Making: ...

This pathbreaking book contributes to the discourse of evidence-based policy-making. It does so by combining the two issues of policy evaluation and sustainable development linking both to the policy-cycle.

Anneke von Raggamby, Frieder Rubik, 2012

Ready to practise?: social workers and probation officers : ...

This book, based on a study undertaken by the Universities of Sheffield and Edinburgh between 1992 and 1995, examines, in England, Wales and Scotland, the readiness of newly qualified social workers and probation officers to practise.

Peter Marsh, J. P. Triseliotis, 1996

How To Practise: The Way to a Meaningful Life

Beautifully packaged, this is the ultimate gift from the Dalai Lama, and a wonderful gift to give to anyone interested in having a richer, more fulfilled life.

Dalai Lama, 2012

How to Practise Complementary Medicine Professionally

This book has been written to assist newly qualified practitioners in establishing their own professional practice.

Richard Knight, 2004

Freedom to Practise: The Development of Patient-centred Nursing

Drawing on some unique action research with many real life examples, 'Freedom to Practise' identifies practical strategies for making step-by-step changes and improvements to patient care irrespective of specialty.

Alison Binnie, Angie Titchen, Judith Lathlean, 1999

Road to Citizenship Practise MCQs

The compulsory test of language and knowledge of life in United Kingdom, for all those applying for citizenship, is in effect from November 2005.This book is written primarily for the candidates preparing for the examination of citizenship ...

Shazia Faisal, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRACTISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term practise is used in the context of the following news items.

Panel set to decide Cumbria doctor's fitness to practise

If the panel does find that the Dr Ghanim's fitness to practise is impaired they'll then move on to consider what sanction, if any, to impose on his ... «NW Evening Mail, Jul 15»

Sreesanth can practise at Kochi stadium: Authorities

KOCHI: A couple of days after S Sreesanth was exonerated in 2013 IPL spot fixing-case by a Delhi court, a Kerala government body has said ... «Pune Mirror, Jul 15»

Patient should have been told hysterectomy 'not designed to correct …

Patient should have been told hysterectomy 'not designed to correct' urinary incontinence - fitness to practise inquiry ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

Practise SafeTyreChecks on your holiday, says TyreSafe

By overlooking these checks, motorists are introducing an unnecessary risk to their journey, so TyreSafe is urging everyone to practise ... «Etyres, Jul 15»

In Church of Climate Change, Good Catholics Must Practise and …

At East Vancouver's Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, pastors offer little more than passing reference Pope Francis's climate change encyclical. «TheTyee.ca, Jul 15»

How to practise kindness

There is something intensely satisfying about helping other people. Being kind, considering others, going out of one's way to make another ... «Squamish Chief, Jul 15»

Practise Job Assessment Tests To Boost Your Career And Job Search

Many organisations with more than 100 employees rely on assessment tests (such as aptitude and psychology tests) for external hiring. «Lifehacker Australia, Jul 15»

Mothers advised to practise exclusive breastfeeding

She, therefore, advised health practitioners to educate mothers on how to practise exclusive breastfeeding and maintain lactation. «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»

ISIS made me practise beheading infidels using a doll says boy

The children had all been shown videos of beheadings and told by their trainers with the Islamic State group that they would perform one ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Doctor questioned over four hysterectomies at fitness-to-practise …

An inquiry has opened into whether a doctor who performed hysterectomies at a private hospital is fit to practise. Consultant obstetrician and ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»