- practise
- [[t]præ̱ktɪs[/t]]
practises, practising, practised1) VERB If you practise something, you keep doing it regularly in order to be able to do it better.→ See also practised
[V n] Lauren practises the piano every day...
When she wanted to get something right, she would practise and practise and practise.
2) VERB When people practise something such as a custom, craft, or religion, they take part in the activities associated with it.[V n] It was suggested that American aid should be directed towards countries which practised multi-party politics...
[V n] Acupuncture was practised in China as long ago as the third millennium BC...
[V n] He was brought up in a family which practised traditional Judaism.
Derived words:practising ADJ ADJ nThe church has broken the agreement, by insisting all employees must be practising Christians.
3) VERB: usu passive If something cruel is regularly done to people, you can say that it is practised on them.[be V-ed on n] There are consistent reports of electrical torture being practised on inmates.
4) VERB Someone who practises medicine or law works as a doctor or a lawyer.[V n] In Belgium only qualified doctors may practise alternative medicine...
[V as n] He was born in Hong Kong where he subsequently practised as a lawyer until his retirement...
The ways in which solicitors practise are varied...
[V-ing] An art historian and collector, he was also a practising architect.
English dictionary. 2008.