Definition of Practice
Practice
prac·tice
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to carry out or to perform and activity repeatedly and regularly, either to improve, or to be engaged in;
e.g. If you want to play at Carnegie Hall, you have to practice, practice, practice.
(verb)
to perform or carry out certain activities or customs habitually and regularly;
e.g. Although we don't pray everyday, we still practice some important rituals on days of festivals.
(noun)
the actual application, use, or performance of an idea or belief;
e.g. We encourage the practice of these historic, religious rituals.
(noun)
a habit or custom;
e.g. In their culture, it is not common practice for women to get jobs and make a living for themselves.
(noun)
repeated exercise or performance of some activity or skill in order to gain proficiency or to learn;
e.g. Practice makes perfect, they say.
(noun)
the continuous work in a profession;
e.g. She has her own private psychiatry practice in California.
(verb)
to professionally engage or pursue an occupation, profession, or art;
e.g. She is licensed to practice psychology in the state of New York.
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"Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good." -- Malcolm Gladwell
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