[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/practice/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) / practice # practice noun (practice, practices); verb in US English (practice, practices, practiced, practicing); UK verb spelt practise (practise, practises, practised, practising) «practice» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. Practice is doing something again and again to get better at it, like playing the piano every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practice/#m1) 2. A practice is a meeting where a team trains, like football practice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practice/#m2) 3. A practice is also the way something is usually done, a habit: it is good practice to wash your hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practice/#m3) 4. A doctor's or dentist's practice is the place where they work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practice/#m4) 5. Practice can also be a verb, meaning to carry on an activity regularly, as a habit or skill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practice/#m5) ### In the lessons In maths: time spent practising: minutes per day, total over a week, or practice sessions counted; often a rate: total = days × time per day. In school: practice questions, spelling practice. In sport and music: practice makes you better; «practice makes perfect». Phrases: piano practice, football practice, in practice, out of practice, put into practice, practice makes perfect. ### Examples - She does 20 minutes of piano practice each day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practice/#x1) - Football practice is 2 hours long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practice/#x2) - How many minutes of practice in 5 days? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practice/#x3) - He went to 3 practices this week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practice/#x4) - Practice makes perfect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practice/#x5) - We did some spelling practice before the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practice/#x6) - I am out of practice, so I play slowly now. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practice/#x7) - It is good practice to check your answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practice/#x8) - The dentist's practice is next to the library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practice/#x9) - But vainly they practice their cruel arts, For nought can sever our two fond hearts.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practice/#x10) ### Note In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand the noun is «practice» and the verb is «practise» (like advice / advise); in the USA both are «practice». Often a time per day (a rate): total = days × time per day. Trap: change minutes to hours where asked (60 minutes = 1 hour). ## In Jewish tradition In maths: time spent practising: minutes per day, total over a week, or practice sessions counted; often a rate: total = days × time per day. In school: practice questions, spelling practice. In sport and music: practice makes you better; «practice makes perfect». Phrases: piano practice, football practice, in practice, out of practice, put into practice, practice makes perfect. ### Examples - "') As an early Arabian mathematiciaa Mohammed ben Musa Alkhowa- rezini said that the lodians practiced the so-called Arabian system of notation (M. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practice/#x1) ### Note In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand the noun is «practice» and the verb is «practise» (like advice / advise); in the USA both are «practice». Often a time per day (a rate): total = days × time per day. Trap: change minutes to hours where asked (60 minutes = 1 hour). ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «practice» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practice/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«practice» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/practice.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «practice» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practice/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«practice» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/practice.html) on Mova free.