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What does Practice mean?
doing something again to get better.
Dictionary definition
Practice is repeated activity used to improve a skill, a scheduled training session, or a usual way of doing something; as a verb, it means to train by repetition or regularly carry out an activity.
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Practice in a sentence
medium
The team has practice after school.
hard
Steady practice turns mistakes into progress.
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What does practice mean?
Practice means doing something again to get better.
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Which sentence uses practice correctly?
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Which word is closest in meaning to practice?
Training is close in meaning to practice.
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prak · tiss · strongest beat: prak
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WordPractice.
Partnoun, verb.
MeaningPractice means doing something again to get better.
ExampleExample: Practice your spelling words each night.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- prak · tiss
- Strongest beat
- prak
- Ending
- tiss
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on prak.
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Does Practice have an opposite?
Practice has no standard direct antonym. Neglect and idleness contrast only with the repeated-training sense.
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Word family
Practice word family
Base word
practice
adjective
practiced
Improved through repeated practice.
noun
practices
Plural form.
verb
practicing
Doing an activity repeatedly to improve or regularly carrying it out.
noun
practitioner
A person who works in or regularly performs a profession or activity.
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Hint for students
Practice often means repeating something to improve, but it can also name a training session or a usual way of doing something.
Common mix-up
In American English, practice is both the noun and verb. In British English, practice is normally the noun and practise is the verb.
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