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• /ˈpɹæktɪs/
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Etymology tree ▲ Middle English practice, practise, practize, practyseder. Middle English practice, practique, practyse English practice The noun is from Middle English practice, practique, practyse, from the verb; also compare Medieval Latin prāctica. The verb is from Middle English practice, practise, practize, practyse, from Middle French pratiser, practiser, alteration of practiquer, from Medieval Latin prācticāre, from Late Latin prācticus, from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós). The spelling practice is attested once in Middle English for both the noun and the verb. The noun began to be assimilated in spelling to nouns in -ice; practise (noun) is now obsolete.

266 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: oefening — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Albanian: praktikë — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Arabic: تَدْرِيب (tadrīb) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Arabic: مُمَارَسَة (mumārasa) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Armenian: պարապմունք (parapmunkʻ) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Armenian: վարժություն (varžutʻyun) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Azerbaijani: əməli iş — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Azerbaijani: təcrübə — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Belarusian: пра́ктыка (práktyka) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Belarusian: практыкава́нне (praktykavánnje) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Belarusian: практыкава́ньне (praktykavánʹnje) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Belarusian: трэніро́ўка (trenirówka) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Bengali: অভ্যাস (obbhaś) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Bengali: অনুশীলন (onuśilon) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Bulgarian: трениро́вка (treniróvka) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Bulgarian: упражне́ние (upražnénie) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Catalan: pràctica — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Chinese Cantonese: 練習 /练习 (lin6 zaap6) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Chinese: лянщи (lianxi) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Hakka Chinese: 練習 /练习 (lien-si̍p) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Chinese: 練習 /练习 (liān-si̍p) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Jin Chinese: 練習 /练习 (lie3 xieh5) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Chinese Mandarin: 練習 /练习 (liànxí) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Wu Chinese: 練習 /练习 — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Choctaw: abʋchi — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Czech: cvičení — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Czech: procvičování — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Czech: praxe — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Danish: øvelse — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Danish: træning — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Dutch: oefening — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Esperanto: praktikado — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Finnish: harjoitus — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Finnish: harjoittelu — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• French: pratique — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Galician: práctica — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Georgian: პრაქტიკა (ṗrakṭiḳa) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• German: Übung — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• German: Üben — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• German: Training — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Greek: εξάσκηση (exáskisi) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Ancient Greek: ἄσκησις (áskēsis) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Ancient Greek: μελέτημα (melétēma) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Hindi: अभ्यास (abhyās) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Hindi: रियाज़ (riyāz) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Hungarian: gyakorlás — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Hungarian: gyakorlat — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Icelandic: æfing — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Indonesian: latihan — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Italian: pratica — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Japanese: 練習 (renshū) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Kabuverdianu: ensaiu — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Kazakh: іс-тәжірибе (ıs-täjıribe) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Kazakh: тәжірибе (täjıribe) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Khmer: ការិយកម្ម (kaareyaʼkam) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Khmer: ការិយកិច្ច (kaareyaʼkəc) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Korean: 연습 (yeonseup) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Korean: 련습 (ryeonseup) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Kyrgyz: практика (praktika) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Lao: ຫັດ (hat) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Latin: usus — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Low German: Öven — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Low German: Euven — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Low German: Training — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Macedonian: пракса (praksa) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Macedonian: вежба (vežba) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Malay: latihan — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Māori: parakitihi — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Mongolian: дадлага (dadlaga) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Norman: pratique — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Norwegian Bokmål: øvelse — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Norwegian Bokmål: øving — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Norwegian Bokmål: trening — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Norwegian Bokmål: praksis — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Norwegian Nynorsk: øving — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Norwegian Nynorsk: trening — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Dari: تَمْرِین (tamrīn) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Dari: مَشْق (mašq) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Iranian Persian: تَمْرین (tamrin) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Iranian Persian: مَشْق (mašġ) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Iranian Persian: تَجْرُبِه (tajrobe) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Iranian Persian: تَجْرِبِه (tajrebe) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Iranian Persian: تَدْریب (tadrib) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Plautdietsch: Eewunk — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Polish: praktyka — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Polish: ćwiczenie — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Portuguese: prática — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Romanian: practică — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Romanian: aplicare — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Romanian: antrenament — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Russian: пра́ктика (práktika) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Russian: трениро́вка (treniróvka) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Russian: упражне́ние (upražnénije) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Scottish Gaelic: cleachdadh — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Serbo-Croatian: ве̏жба — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Serbo-Croatian: вје̏жба — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Serbo-Croatian: пра̏кса — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Serbo-Croatian: ве̏жба̄ње — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Serbo-Croatian: вје̏жба̄ње — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Serbo-Croatian: vȅžba — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Serbo-Croatian: vjȅžba — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Serbo-Croatian: prȁksa — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Serbo-Croatian: vȅžbānje — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Serbo-Croatian: vjȅžbānje — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Slovak: cvičenie — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Slovene: urjenje — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Slovene: praksa — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Spanish: práctica — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Swedish: övning — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Swedish: träning — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Tajik: таҷриба (tajriba) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Tajik: амалия (amaliya) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Tajik: амалиёт (amaliyot) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Thai: หัด (hàt) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Turkish: alıştırma — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Turkish: egzersiz — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Turkish: pratik — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Turkmen: tejribe — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Turkmen: praktika — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Ukrainian: пра́ктика (práktyka) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Ukrainian: впра́ва (vpráva) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Ukrainian: тренува́ння (trenuvánnja) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Urdu: تَمْرِین (tamrīn) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Urdu: مَشْق (maśq) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Urdu: تَدْرِیب (tadrīb) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Uyghur: تەجرىبە (tejribe) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Uyghur: ئەمەلىيەت (emeliyet) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Uzbek: tajriba — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Uzbek: amaliyot — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Uzbek: praktika — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Vietnamese: sự luyện tập — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Yiddish: פּראַקטיק (praktik) — repetition of an activity to improve skill
• Armenian: պրակտիկա (praktika) — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Belarusian: пра́ктыка (práktyka) — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Bulgarian: пра́ктика (práktika) — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Catalan: pràctica — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Danish: praksis — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Dutch: uitoefening — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Dutch: praktijk — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Esperanto: praktikado — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Finnish: ammatinharjoitus — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Finnish: ammatinharjoittaminen — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• French: pratique — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Galician: práctica — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Georgian: პრაქტიკა (ṗrakṭiḳa) — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• German: Ausübung — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• German: Ausüben — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• German: Praktizieren — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• German: Praxis — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Greek: άσκηση (áskisi) — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Greek: εξάσκηση (exáskisi) — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Hungarian: gyakorlat — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Indonesian: praktik — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Italian: pratica — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Japanese: 業務 (gyōmu) — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Korean: 업무 (eommu) — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Latvian: prakse — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Macedonian: пракса (praksa) — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Polish: praktyka — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Portuguese: prática — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Russian: пра́ктика (práktika) — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Serbo-Croatian: пра̏кса — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Serbo-Croatian: prȁksa — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Slovak: prax — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Slovene: praksa — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Spanish: práctica — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Swedish: praktik — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Ukrainian: пра́ктика (práktyka) — ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession
• Catalan: pràctica — observance of religious duties
• Chinese Mandarin: 儀式 /仪式 (yíshì) — observance of religious duties
• Finnish: uskonnon harjoittaminen — observance of religious duties
• French: pratique — observance of religious duties
• Hungarian: vallásgyakorlás — observance of religious duties
• Irish: crábhadh — observance of religious duties
• Italian: pratica — observance of religious duties
• Japanese: 儀式 (gishiki) — observance of religious duties
• Korean: 의식 (uisik) — observance of religious duties
• Māori: ritenga — observance of religious duties
• Norman: pratique — observance of religious duties
• Portuguese: prática — observance of religious duties
• Slovak: vyznávanie — observance of religious duties
• Afrikaans: gebruik — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Armenian: սովորություն (sovorutʻyun) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Bashkir: ғәмәл (ğəməl) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Belarusian: звы́чай (zvýčaj) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Bulgarian: обича́й (običáj) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Catalan: pràctica — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Chinese Mandarin: 習慣 /习惯 (xíguàn) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Czech: obyčej — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Czech: zvyk — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Dutch: praktijk — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Finnish: käytäntö — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• French: pratique — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Greek: πρακτική (praktikí) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Ancient Greek: ἔθος (éthos) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Ancient Greek: ἐπιτήδευμα (epitḗdeuma) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Hungarian: gyakorlat — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Hungarian: szokás — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Italian: pratica — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Japanese: 慣習 (kanshū) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Japanese: ならわし (narawashi) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Japanese: 慣行 (kankō) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Japanese: 習慣 (shūkan) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Korean: 관습 (gwanseup) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Korean: 관행 (gwanhaeng) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Korean: 습관 (seupgwan) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Latin: institūtum — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Latvian: prakse — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Māori: tikanga — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Norman: pratique — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Norwegian Bokmål: praksis — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Norwegian Nynorsk: praksis — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Polish: nawyk — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Polish: praktyka — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Polish: zwyczaj — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Polish: obyczaj — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Portuguese: praxe — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Portuguese: costume — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Russian: обы́чай (obýčaj) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Scottish Gaelic: cleachdadh — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Serbo-Croatian: о̏бича̄ј — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Serbo-Croatian: на̑вика — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Serbo-Croatian: ȍbičāj — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Serbo-Croatian: nȃvika — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Slovak: zvyk — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Slovak: obyčaj — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Spanish: costumbre — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Swedish: vana — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Swedish: praxis — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Ukrainian: звича́й (zvyčáj) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Ukrainian: обича́й (obyčáj) — customary action, habit, or behaviour
• Afrikaans: praktyk — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Armenian: պրակտիկա (praktika) — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Bashkir: ғәмәл (ğəməl) — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Belarusian: пра́ктыка (práktyka) — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Bulgarian: пра́ктика (práktika) — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Catalan: pràctica — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Chinese Mandarin: 實踐 /实践 (shíjiàn) — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Czech: praxe — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Danish: praksis — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Dutch: praktijk — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Esperanto: praktiko — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Finnish: käytäntö — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• German: Praxis — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Greek: πράξη (práxi) — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Hungarian: gyakorlat — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Hungarian: valóság — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Indonesian: praktik — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Italian: pratica — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Latvian: prakse — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Macedonian: пракса (praksa) — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Iranian Persian: کارْبُرْد (kârbord) — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Iranian Persian: عَمَل (amal) — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Polish: praktyka — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Portuguese: prática — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Russian: пра́ктика (práktika) — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Serbo-Croatian: пра̏кса — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Serbo-Croatian: prȁksa — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Slovak: prax — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Slovene: praksa — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Swedish: praktik — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Tajik: амал (amal) — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Turkish: pratik — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Ukrainian: пра́ктика (práktyka) — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Uzbek: amal — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory
• Yiddish: פּראַקטיק (praktik) — actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory