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practise meaning

EN[ˈpɹæktɪs]
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    Definition of practise in English Dictionary

  • NounPLpractisesSUF-ise
    1. Misspelling of practice.
    2. VerbSGpractisesPRpractisingPT, PPpractised
      1. VT (Commonwealth of Nations) To repeat as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
        1. You should practise playing piano every day.
      2. VI (Commonwealth of Nations) To repeat an activity in this way.
        1. If you want to speak French well, you need to practise.
      3. VT (Commonwealth of Nations) To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.
        1. They gather to practise religion every Saturday.
      4. VT (Commonwealth of Nations) To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
        1. She practised law for forty years before retiring.
      5. VI OBS (Commonwealth of Nations) To conspire.
        1. To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do.
          1. To make use of; to employ.
            1. To teach or accustom by practice; to train.
            2. More Examples
              1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
                • The children were practising multiplication tables. ‎
                • I have practised Theistic Satanism for 30 years because it helps me to have a relationship with Satan.
                • She practised law for forty years before retiring.
              2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
                • If you want to speak French well, you need to practise.
                • However, one of the major challenges remains the underutilisation of Skilled Birth Attendants (SBA) and the health facilities where they invariably practise.
            • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
              1. Nouns
                • Countable nouns
                • Verbs
                  • Intransitive verbs
                    • Transitive verbs
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                  1. en practised
                  2. en practises
                  3. en practiser
                  4. en practisers
                  5. en practisest
                  Source: Wiktionary

                  Meaning of practise for the defined word.

                  Grammatically, this word "practise" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.
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