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# practise

«practise» in Mova's school 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/school/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/school/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/school/P/practise/#m3)

### sense in the 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

- Today we practise all four operations together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practise/#x1)
- Ella practises the piano 20 minutes each day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practise/#x2)
- We practise our spelling words every week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practise/#x3)
- The team practised hard before the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practise/#x4)
- Let's practise our times tables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practise/#x5)
- Practise crossing the road safely with a grown-up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practise/#x6)
- Practice makes perfect. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practise/#x7)
- Dr Lee practises in our town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/practise/#x8)
- 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/school/P/practise/#x9)

### 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

- [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/)
- [Focused practice means practising with full attention on one goal; watching the clock while repeating easy parts changes very little.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not/6/)
- [To isolate a part means to practise one small bit on its own, then join it back to the bars around it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/3-practising-when-you-would-rather-not/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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