practise
ˈpræktɪs-
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practise
learn by repetition "We drilled French verbs every day","Pianists practice scales" -
(v)
practise
engage in a rehearsal (of) -
(v)
practise
carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions "practice law"
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practise
To put into action or practice; execute; perform; enact. -
practise
To do or perform frequently or habitually; make a practice of; observe or follow usually: as, to practise the Christian virtues; to practise deception. -
practise
To make use of; frequent. -
practise
To exercise or pursue as a profession, art, or occupation: as, to practise law. -
practise
To exercise one's self in, with the object of acquiring skill or experience; study or learn by repeated performance: as, to practise a piece of music. -
practise
To cause to practise; teach by practice or exercise; train; drill. -
practise
To scheme; plot; contrive craftily or treacherously. -
practise
To influence; entice; tamper with; bribe. -
practise
To make; construct; build. -
practise
To perform certain acts repeatedly or usually; exercise, train, or drill one's self: as, to practise upon the piano; to practise with the rifle. -
practise
To form a habit of action; act or do habitually; hence, to behave; conduct one's self. -
practise
To exercise a profession; follow a vocation. -
practise
To experiment. -
practise
To negotiate secretly; have a secret understanding. -
practise
To use schemes or stratagems; conspire; plot.
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(v.t)
Practise
prak′tis to put into practice or to do habitually: to perform: to exercise, as a profession: to use or exercise: to teach by practice: to commit -
(v.i)
Practise
to have or to form a habit: to exercise any employment or profession: to try artifices
Practise what you preach - If you practise what you preach, you do what you say other people should do.(In American English, the verb is 'practice')
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Locked-out Jets captain Andrew Ladd will be practising in an NHLPA jersey at the MTS Iceplex for the foreseeable future, having turned down a deal to play in Siberia. innipegfreepress.com
Bomber quarterbacks Justin Goltz (left) and Joey Elliott practise today. innipegfreepress.com
A group of first-time acquaintances got together over lunch last week just to practise our French. innipegfreepress.com
Practise might be a bit of an overstatement. innipegfreepress.com
Phoenix Coyotes captain Shane Doan, a former member of the original Winnipeg Jets, practises at the MTS Centre Wednesday. innipegfreepress.com
Pine forests has been a nightmare — one that continues due to salvage logging practises. vancouversun.com
Wiebe has practised law in Brandon and Winnipeg for the last decade. innipegfreepress.com
Edmonton Eskimos middle linebacker J.C. Sherritt practises at Commonwealth Stadium on Thursday. vancouversun.com
Kayakers practise in front of the Kitsilano Coast Guard station at the entrance to False Creek. vancouversun.com
Los Angeles Kings forward Mike Richards of Kenora practises today at Iceplex. innipegfreepress.com
CHINA PHOTOS/GETTY IMAGES Creating champions A young girl practises gymnastic movements watched by her team matesat Chengdu Children's Gymnastics School in Chengdu, China. thestar.com
Simon Fraser University's men's soccer team practise las Sunday at Burnaby's Swanguard Stadium. vancouversun.com
Andrew Ladd practises at the MTS Iceplex. innipegfreepress.com
Vancouver Canucks player Jannik Hansen, along with other NHL players, practises at the MTS Iceplex Friday during the NHL lockout. innipegfreepress.com
Vancouver College Fighting Irish quarterback Hunter Robinson practises Thursday as his team prepares for Saturday's Triple-A football final against the Mount Douglas Rams of Victoria. vancouversun.com
In practise the analysis is often hampered by the presence of periodic interference sources which can often look very “pulsar-like”.
Binary and Millisecond Pulsars at the New Millennium
In practise however, the role of the users among the partners has been restricted to hosting open scientific workshops, and to scientific support for a single item in OPTICON’s activities, development of the science case for future Extremely Large Telescopes.
OPTICON: EC Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy
In practise, there is a considerable degree of overlap in membership of the working groups, so that informal communications are excellent.
OPTICON: EC Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy
In practise the point to point correlators were quite noisy.
Meson and Baryon Spectroscopy on a Lattice
In practise as recently emphasised by Lepage et al. , fitting masses from equation 23 is nontrivial.
Meson and Baryon Spectroscopy on a Lattice
His practised and ever-watchful ear had detected the coming footsteps before his friend. "Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)" by
He need not stop further study, but whatever else he learns let him at least practise this daily recital for one month. "Assimilative Memory" by
He was now beginning to practise, and men said that he was to rise in the world. "The Bertrams" by
Cannot you practise writing ciphers, and write as many as you want? "The Crown of Wild Olive" by
Though snuff-taking is prohibited in the convents, yet the nuns practise it to a great extent. "Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests" by
The latter is preached, but seldom practised. "An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet" by
He served as a soldier in the Revolution and then practised law in Richmond. "Southern Literature From 1579-1895" by
Thus a man practising Dharma, Artha and Kama enjoys happiness both in this world and in the world to come. "The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana" by
I had by this time discovered that they were not practising for mere sport. "The Wild Huntress" by
They are practised merely out of human respect; they do not come from the heart. "Public School Education" by
That sorrow best relieves;
Thankful for all God takes away,
Humbled by all He glass.
We can never feel again;
Time may hurl his deadliest darts,
Love may practise all his arts;
And practise all that's good;
So shall I dwell among the just,
And he'll provide me food.
Their hope securely stands;
That they may ne'er forget his works,
But practise his commands.
Pursue the works of peace;
So shall the Lord your ways approve,
And set your souls at ease.
Shall practise "Violets" and such;
And in the area a cat
Shall beat the band, the cars, and Dutch.