practicing

Variant of practice

practice definition

prac·tice (praktis)

transitive verb practiced -·ticed, practicing -·tic·ing

  1. to do or engage in frequently or usually; make a habit or custom of to practice thrift
  2. to do repeatedly in order to learn or become proficient; exercise or drill oneself in to practice batting
  3. to put into practice; specif.,
    1. to use one's knowledge of; work at, esp. as a profession to practice law
    2. to observe, or adhere to (beliefs, ideals, etc.) to practice one's religion
  4. to teach or train through practice; exercise

Etymology: ME practisen < MFr practiser, altered < practiquer < ML practicare < LL practicus < Gr praktikos, concerning action, practical < prassein, to do

intransitive verb

  1. to do something repeatedly in order to learn or acquire proficiency; exercise or drill oneself to practice on the organ
  2. to put knowledge into practice; work at or follow a profession, as medicine, law, etc.
  3. Archaic to scheme; intrigue

noun

  1. the act, result, etc. of practicing; specif.,
    1. a frequent or usual action; habit; usage to make a practice of being early
    2. a usual method or custom; convention the practice of tipping for services
    1. repeated mental or physical action for the purpose of learning or acquiring proficiency
    2. a session of engaging in such action cheerleading practice
    3. the condition of being proficient or skillful as a result of this to be out of practice
  2. the doing of something as an application of knowledge the practice of a theory
    1. the exercise of a profession or occupation the practice of law
    2. a business based on this, often regarded as a legal property to buy another's law practice
  3. Archaic intrigue, trickery, a scheme, etc.
  4. Law the various procedures involved in legal work, in and out of courts

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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