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practice (PRAK tis); practise (primarily British) (verb)
1. To do or to perform habitually or customarily; to make a habit of: Everyone should practice courtesy when being with other people.
2. To work at, especially as a profession: Helena wants to practice law after she graduates from university.
2. To work at, especially as a profession: Helena wants to practice law after she graduates from university.
Fred wants to practise his skills as a computer technician so he can make his living in this vocation in England.
practice (PRAK tis) (noun)
The act of doing or performing something repeatedly in order to acquire or to polish a skill: It takes a lot of practice for a tennis player to become successful as a professional.
It has been Jillian's morning practice always to do practice sit-ups. She used to be able to do 10, now she can do 20; and when she goes to England, she can practise the same exercise routine.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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