practices
Meaning of practices
- the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it.
the principles and practice of teaching
the recommendations proved too expensive to put into practice
verb, 3rd person present
US spelling of practise.
late Middle English: from practise, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice .
verb, 3rd person present- perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire, improve or maintain proficiency in it.
I need to practise my French
they were practising for the Olympics
- carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or custom) habitually or regularly.
we still practise some of these rituals today
- scheme or plot for an evil purpose.
what a tangled web we weave when we first practise to deceive
late Middle English: from Old French practiser or medieval Latin practizare, alteration of practicare ‘perform, carry out’, from practica ‘practice’, from Greek praktikē, feminine (used as a noun), of praktikos (see practical).
Information about practices
- The singular form of practices is: practice.
- Languages in which practices is used:
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Hyphenation of practices
prac-tices
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- practices is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
practices synonyms
Meaning the action of putting something into operation:
Meaning the use or application of a faculty, right, or process:
Meaning the action of using something or the state of being used for a purpose:
Meaning the action of functioning or the fact of being active or in effect:
Meaning the process of putting a decision or plan into effect; execution:
Meaning the carrying out of a plan, order, or course of action:
Meaning the process of passing legislation:
Meaning the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim:
Meaning the activities in which a particular person engages:
Meaning make practical and effective use of:
Meaning make a formal application or request:
Meaning the state of being employed for wages or a salary:
Meaning practise (a play, piece of music, or other work) for later public performance:
Meaning say again something one has already said:
Meaning make the surface of (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it:
Meaning remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process:
Meaning make (something) completely free from faults or defects; make as good as possible:
Meaning teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through practice and instruction over a period of time:
Meaning make (someone) ready or able to do or deal with something:
Meaning produce (a hole) in something by or as if by boring with a drill:
Meaning devote time and attention to gaining knowledge of (an academic subject), especially by means of books:
Meaning carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function):
Meaning perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified):
Meaning notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant:
Meaning put (a plan, order, or course of action) into effect:
Meaning go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind:
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