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practice

"Practice" is a very useful and common word in English. It works as both a noun and a verb, and it has a few important meanings you will encounter all the time — from repeating a skill to running a professional business.

1verbrepeating to improve

When you do something again and again to get better at it, you practice. Think of a musician playing the same song many times, or a footballer kicking the ball over and over. The idea is: repetition leads to improvement.

everyday language · Modern, widely used

She practices the piano for one hour every evening.

If you want to speak English fluently, you need to practice every day.

He practiced his speech in front of the mirror before the presentation.

2nounrepeated exercise or training

As a noun, practice refers to the activity of repeating something to improve. It is the thing you do when you practice. You can say 'I need more practice' or 'I have football practice tonight.'

everyday language · Modern, widely used

Learning a language takes a lot of practice.

The team has basketball practice every Tuesday and Thursday.

With practice, you will become much more confident.

3nouna professional business

When a doctor, lawyer, or dentist runs their own business and sees clients or patients, that business is called a practice. So a 'dental practice' is simply a dentist's workplace or clinic.

business / professional · Modern, widely used

She opened her own law practice after ten years at a big firm.

The doctor sold his practice when he retired.

There is a new medical practice opening near the train station.

4nouna habit or custom

A practice can also be a regular habit, custom, or way of doing things — either for a person, a company, or even a whole culture. When something is done routinely as a standard method, you call it a practice.

everyday language / business · Modern, widely used

It is common practice to shake hands when you meet someone in a business setting.

The company reviewed its hiring practices to make them fairer.

Meditation is a daily practice for many people around the world.

5verbto work in a profession

When a qualified professional — like a doctor or lawyer — is actively doing their job, you say they practice their profession. It simply means they are working in that field.

professional / formal · Modern, widely used

He has been practicing medicine for over twenty years.

She is a qualified lawyer but no longer practices.

To practice as an architect in this country, you need a special licence.

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