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# practise

«practise» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to do something many times to get better at it: practise…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (practise, practises, practised, practising — UK; practice — US); noun «practice»

### meaning for a pupil

1) To practise is to do something many times to get better at it: practise the piano. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practise/#m1)

2) To practise is to do something often as a habit: practise good manners. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practise/#m2)

3) To practise as a doctor or lawyer is to work as one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practise/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The rabbis took the Torah verse as a ban on fortune-telling and sorcery, which the Torah says Jews must not do. The book of Kings blames the kingdom for practising the customs of the nations instead of God's commandments. In the primary lessons: working on all the operations together («Today we practise all four operations together»); in class practice sheets, practising times tables; in everyday life sport, music, reading practice; «practice makes perfect»

### examples

- Ye shall not eat with the blood; neither shall ye practise divination nor soothsaying. (Torah LEV.19.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practise/#x1)
- Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they practised. (Prophets 2KI.17.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practise/#x2)
- and walked in the statutes of the nations, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they practised; (Prophets 2KI.17.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practise/#x3)
- Today we practise all four operations together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practise/#x4)
- Ella practises the piano 20 minutes each day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practise/#x5)
- We practise our spelling words every week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practise/#x6)
- The team practised hard before the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practise/#x7)
- Let's practise our times tables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practise/#x8)
- Practise crossing the road safely with a grown-up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practise/#x9)
- Practice makes perfect. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practise/#x10)
- Dr Lee practises in our town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practise/#x11)
- I will practise only the good and true; with these I will protect the beautiful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practise/#x12)

### note

No operation clue. Trap: «N minutes each day for M days» is equal groups: multiply. Spelling: in British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand English the verb is «practise» (with s) and the noun is «practice» (with c); in the USA and usually in Canada both are «practice».

### In the corpora

- [Ye shall not eat with the blood; neither shall ye practise divination nor soothsaying.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.568/)
- [Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they practised.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.526/)
- [Pocket money is a small regular amount given to children to practise choosing, saving and making mistakes with money.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/8/)
- [Stars go on chat shows mainly to promote a new film, book or tour, and their funny stories are often practised beforehand.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/10/)
- [Fire drills work the same way: when you have practised, your body knows the steps even when your heart is racing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «practise» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/practise/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.