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practise Definition

prac·tise (prak′tis)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·tised, -·tis·ing

Brit. practice

practise Usage Examples

Object

  • barrister: Rowan is a solicitor, formerly a practicing barrister.
  • yoga: Both before and after as women who practice yoga tend to recover more quickly after the birth.
  • homosexual: I don't argue the point that a Christian should not be a practicing homosexual - or at least, I shouldn't do.
  • certificate: Click here for more information about ACCA's practicing certificates.
  • meditation: During the first year of my self-analysis I still practiced Buddhist meditation.
  • medicine: The General Medical Council licenses doctors to practice medicine in the UK.

Preposition: as

  • barrister: Called to the Bar in Gray's Inn in 1978 he practiced as a barrister on the Midlands and Oxford circuit until 1990.
  • solicitor: He joined the University in 1991, having previously practiced as a solicitor in London.
  • physician: Thereupon he commenced for a short time to practice as a physician in Oxfordshire.
  • counselor: This Diploma will not qualify the student to practice as a counselor.
  • surgeon: At first, I practiced as a surgeon, including five years as a neurosurgeon.
  • therapist: Eva practiced as an Occupational Therapist north and south of the border in health and social care settings.

Adjective complement

magic: They had to break with their austere religious tradition and practice magic.

Modifying Another Word

  • widely: We'll share the resulting good practice widely, aiming to create many more young people friendly neighborhoods.
  • some: Then get some practice in against your perfect opponent.

Used with why or when

  • that: It is practice that informs the correctness of a left organizations work.
  • what: Exercises at the end of each section allows you to practice what you have just learned.
  • which: Paul Cranston had an " off " during practice which required medical attention.

Present participle complement

throw: They got all the men up an hour early to practice throwing their berets in the air in delight at meeting the chief.

Preposition: in

accordance: The right to practice in accordance with one's conscience or religious belief is protected under article 9 of the Human Rights Act.