English-Thai Dictionary
Practice makes perfect.
IDM ฝึกฝน บ่อยๆ ทำให้ เก่ง ได้ คนเรา ไม่ได้ เก่ง ตั้งแต่ เกิด fuek-fon-boi-boi-tam-hai-kang-dai
practice
N การกระทำ ตาม หลักศาสนา kan-kra-tam-tam-lak-sad-sa-na
practice
N การฝึกซ้อม การฝึกฝน การ ฝึกหัด drill exercise rehearsal kan-fuuek-som
practice
N กิจวัตร ธรรมเนียม ปฏิบัติ นิสัย kid-ja-wad
practice
N วิธี ปฏิบัติ ภารกิจ wi-te-pa-ti-bud
practice
VI ฝึกซ้อม ซ้อม ฝึกฝน ทำ เป็นกิจวัตร drill exercise review train fuek-som
practice
VT ทำตาม หลัก ทาง ศาสนา tam-tam-lak-sad-sa-na
practice
VT ฝึกซ้อม ซ้อม ฝึกฝน ทำ เป็นกิจวัตร drill exercise review train fuek-som
practiced
ADJ ชำนาญ เชี่ยวชาญ มีประสบการณ์ skilled handy talented expert experienced inexperienced unadept clumsy cham-nan
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PRACTICE
n.[Gr. to act, to do, to make; Eng. to brook, and broker; L. fruor, for frugor or frucor, whence fructus, contracted into fruit; frequens.] 1. Frequent or customary actions; a succession of acts of a similar kind or in a like employment; as the practice of rising early or of dining late; the practice of reading a portion of Scripture morning and evening; the practice of making regular entries of accounts; the practice of virtue or vice. Habit is the effect of practice.
2. Use; customary use.
Obsolete words may be revived when the are more sounding or significant than those in practice.
3. Dexterity acquired by use. [Unusual. ]
4. Actual performance; distinguished from theory.
There are two functions of the soul, contemplation and practice, according to the general division of objects, some of which only entertain our speculations, others employ our actions.
5. Application of remedies; medical treatment of diseases. Tow physicians may differ widely in their practice.
6. Exercise of any profession; as the practice of law or of medicine; the practice of arms.
7. Frequent use; exercise for instruction or discipline. The troops are daily called out for practice.
8. Skillful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; art; stratagem; artifice; usually in a bad sense.
He sought to have that by practice which he could not by prayer.
[This use of the word is genuine; from L. experior. It is not a mistake as Johnson supposes. See the Verb. ]
9. A rule in arithmetic, by which the operations of the general rules are abridged in use.
PRACTICE
v.t.[From the noun. The orthography of the verb ought to be the same as of the noun; as in notice and to notice. ] 1. To do or perform frequently, customarily or habitually; to perform by a succession of acts; as, to practice gaming; to practice fraud or deception; to practice the virtues of charity and beneficence; to practice hypocrisy. Isaiah 32:6.
Many praise virtue who do not practice it.
2. To use or exercise any profession or art; as, to practice law or medicine; to practice gunnery or surveying.
3. To use or exercise for instruction, discipline or dexterity. [In this sense, the verb is usually intransitive. ]
4. To commit; to perpetrate; as the horrors practiced at Wyoming.
5. To use; as a practiced road. [Unusual. ]
PRACTICE
v.i.To perform certain acts frequently or customarily, either for instruction, profit, or amusement; as, to practice with the broad sword; to practice with the rifle. 1. To form a habit of acting in any manner.
They shall practice how to live secure.
2. To transact or negotiate secretly.
I have practic'd with him,
And found means to let the victor know
That Syphax and Sempronius are his friends.
3. To try artifices.
Others, by guilty artifice and arts
Of promis'd kindness, practic'd on our hearts.
4. To use evil arts or stratagems.
If you there
Did practice on my state--
5. To use medical methods or experiments.
I am little inclined to practice on others, and as little that others should practice on me.
6. To exercise any employment or profession. A physician has practiced many years with success.
PRACTICED
pp. Done by a repetition of acts; customarily performed or used.
PRACTICER
n.One that practices; one that customarily performs certain acts. 1. One who exercises a profession. In this sense, practitioner is generally used.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PRACTICE
Prac "tice, n. Etym: [OE. praktike, practique, F. pratique, formerly also, practique, LL. practica, fr. Gr. Practical, and cf. Pratique, Pretty. ]
1. Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of rising early; the practice of making regular entries of accounts; the practice of daily exercise. A heart. .. exercised with covetous practices. 2 Pet. ii. 14.
2. Customary or constant use; state of being used. Obsolete words may be revived when they are more sounding or more significant than those in practice. Dryden.
3. Skill or dexterity acquired by use; expertness. [R.] "His nice fence and his active practice. " Shak.
4. Actual performance; application of knowledge; -- opposed to theory. There are two functions of the soul, -- contemplation and practice. South. There is a distinction, but no opposition, between theory and practice; each, to a certain extent, supposes the other; theory is dependent on practice; practice must have preceded theory. Sir W. Hamilton.
5. Systematic exercise for instruction or discipline; as, the troops are called out for practice; she neglected practice in music.
6. Application of science to the wants of men; the exercise of any profession; professional business; as, the practice of medicine or law; a large or lucrative practice. Practice is exercise of an art, or the application of a science in life, which application is itself an art. Sir W. Hamilton.
7. Skillful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; art; stratagem; artifice; plot; -- usually in a bad sense. [Obs. ] Bacon. He sought to have that by practice which he could not by prayer. Sir P. Sidney.
8. (Math. )
Defn: A easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.
9. (Law )
Defn: The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts. Bouvier.
Syn. -- Custom; usage; habit; manner.
PRACTICE
Prac "tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Practiced; p. pr. & vb. n.Practicing. ] Etym: [Often written practise, practised, practising.]
1. To do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually; to make a practice of; as, to practice gaming. "Incline not my heart. .. practice wicked works." Ps. cxli. 4.
2. To exercise, or follow, as a profession, trade, art, etc. , as, to practice law or medicine.
2. To exercise one's self in, for instruction or improvement, or to acquire discipline or dexterity; as, to practice gunnery; to practice music.
4. To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do. "Aught but Talbot's shadow whereon to practice your severity. " Shak. As this advice ye practice or neglect. Pope.
5. To make use of; to employ. [Obs. ] In malice to this good knight's wife, I practiced Ubaldo and Ricardo to corrupt her. Massinger.
6. To teach or accustom by practice; to train. In church they are taught to love God; after church they are practiced to love their neighbor. Landor.
PRACTICE
Prac "tice, v. i. Etym: [Often written practise. ]
1. To perform certain acts frequently or customarily, either for instruction, profit, or amusement; as, to practice with the broadsword or with the rifle; to practice on the piano. practise
2. To learn by practice; to form a habit. They shall practice how to live secure. Milton. Practice first over yourself to reign. Waller.
3. To try artifices or stratagems. He will practice against thee by poison. Shak.
4. To apply theoretical science or knowledge, esp. by way of experiment; to exercise or pursue an employment or profession, esp. that of medicine or of law. [I am ] little inclined to practice on others, and as little that others should practice on me. Sir W. Temple.
PRACTICED
Prac "ticed, a. Etym: [Often written practised. ]
1. Experienced; expert; skilled; as, a practiced marksman. "A practiced picklock. " Ld. Lytton.
2. Used habitually; learned by practice.
PRACTICER
Prac "ti *cer, n. Etym: [Often written practiser.]
1. One who practices, or puts in practice; one who customarily performs certain acts. South.
2. One who exercises a profession; a practitioner.
3. One who uses art or stratagem. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.
New American Oxford Dictionary
practice
prac tice |ˈpraktəs ˈpræktəs | ▶noun 1 the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method as opposed to theories about such application or use: the principles and practice of teaching | he put his self-defense training into practice by helping police arrest the armed robber. • the customary, habitual, or expected procedure of something: current nursing practice | modern child-rearing practices. • the carrying out or exercise of a profession, esp. that of a doctor or lawyer: he abandoned medical practice for the Church. • the business or premises of a doctor or lawyer: Dr. Weiss has a practice in Essex. • an established method of legal procedure. 2 repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it: it must have taken a lot of practice to become so fluent. • a period of time spent doing this: daily choir practices. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (Brit. practise ) 1 perform (an activity ) or exercise (a skill ) repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one's proficiency: I need to practice my French | [ no obj. ] : they were practicing for the Olympics. 2 carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or custom ) habitually or regularly: we still practice some of these rituals today. • actively pursue or be engaged in (a particular profession or occupation ): he began to practice law | [ no obj. ] : he practiced as an attorney | (as adj. practicing ) : a practicing architect. • observe the teaching and rules of (a particular religion ): they are free to practice their religion without fear of persecution | (as adj. practicing ) : a practicing Roman Catholic. • [ no obj. ] archaic scheme or plot for an evil purpose: what a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive. PHRASES in practice in reality (used to refer to what actually happens as opposed to what is meant or believed to happen ): in theory this method is ideal —in practice it is unrealistic. • currently proficient in a particular activity or skill as a result of repeated exercise or performance of it. out of practice not currently proficient in a particular activity or skill due to not having exercised or performed it for some time: he was out of practice at interrogation. practice makes perfect used to convey that regular exercise of an activity or skill is the way to become proficient in it, esp. when encouraging someone to persist in it. practice what one preaches do what one advises others to do. DERIVATIVES prac tic er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: the verb from Old French practiser or medieval Latin practizare, alteration of practicare ‘perform, carry out, ’ from practica ‘practice, ’ from Greek praktikē, feminine (used as a noun ) of praktikos (see practical ); the noun from the verb in the earlier spelling practise, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice .
practiced
prac ticed |ˈpraktəst ˈpræktəst |(Brit. practised ) ▶adjective expert, typically as the result of much experience: admiring the dress with a practiced eye | the waiter was practiced at disrupting moments of intimacy.
Oxford Dictionary
practice
prac |tice |ˈpraktɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it: the principles and practice of teaching | the recommendations proved too expensive to put into practice . • the carrying out or exercise of a profession, especially that of a doctor or lawyer: he abandoned medical practice for the Church. • [ count noun ] the business or premises of a doctor or lawyer: Dr Apps has a practice in Neasham Road. 2 the customary, habitual, or expected procedure or way of doing of something: product placement is common practice in American movies | [ count noun ] : modern child-rearing practices. • an established method of legal procedure. 3 repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it: it must have taken a lot of practice to become so fluent. • [ count noun ] a period of time spent practising an activity or skill: daily choir practices. ▶verb US spelling of practise. PHRASES in practice 1 in reality (used to refer to what actually happens as opposed to what is meant or believed to happen ): in theory this method is ideal —in practice it is unrealistic. 2 currently proficient in a particular activity or skill as a result of repeated exercise or performance of it. out of practice not currently proficient in a particular activity or skill through not having exercised or performed it for some time: he was out of practice at interrogation. practice makes perfect regular exercise of an activity or skill is the way to become proficient in it. ORIGIN late Middle English: from practise, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice . usage: Care should be taken with the use of the words practice and practise as there are differences in British and US usage. Practice is the correct spelling for the noun in both British and US English and it is also the spelling of the verb in US English. However, in British English the verb should be spelled practise .
American Oxford Thesaurus
practice
practice verb 1 he practiced the songs every day: rehearse, run through, go over /through, work on /at; polish, perfect. 2 the performers were practicing: train, rehearse, prepare, go through one's paces. 3 we still practice these rituals today: carry out, perform, observe. 4 she practices medicine: work at, pursue a career in. ▶noun 1 the practice of hypnosis: application, exercise, use, operation, implementation, execution. 2 common practice: custom, procedure, policy, convention, tradition; formal praxis. 3 it takes lots of practice | the team's final practice: training, rehearsal, repetition, preparation; practice session, dummy run, run-through; informal dry run. 4 the practice of medicine: profession, career, business, work. 5 a small legal practice: business, firm, office, company; informal outfit. PHRASES in practice it seemed like a good idea, but in practice it just didn't work: in reality, realistically, practically. out of practice considering how out of practice she was, Elizabeth did very well on the balance beam: rusty, unpracticed. put into practice it's time you put your teaching degree into practice: use, make use of, put to use, utilize, apply.
practiced
practiced adjective a practiced judge of character: expert, experienced, seasoned, skilled, skillful, accomplished, proficient, talented, able, adept, consummate, master, masterly; informal crack, ace, mean, crackerjack.
Oxford Thesaurus
practice
practice noun 1 the principles and practice of radiotherapy: application, exercise, use, operation, implementation, execution, enactment, action, doing. 2 it has become common practice to employ women lawyers for the defence in rape trials: custom, procedure, policy, convention, tradition, fashion, habit, wont, method, system, routine, institution, way, rule; Latin modus operandi; formal praxis. 3 it takes lots of practice to get this technique right | the team's final practice on Friday evening: training, rehearsal, repetition, preparation, exercise, drill, study; practice session, dummy run, run-through, try-out, warm-up; informal dry run. 4 such was his disillusionment that he gave up the practice of medicine: profession, career, business, work, pursuit, occupation, following. 5 small legal practice seeks reliable receptionist /secretary: business, firm, office; partnership; company, enterprise; informal outfit. PHRASES in practice your proposal is all very well in theory, but in practice it will not work: in reality, actually, in real life, realistically, practically, effectively. out of practice rusty, unpractised. put something into practice I wondered if I would ever be able to put my professional training into practice: use, make use of, put to use, utilize, apply, employ, exercise, put into effect /operation, draw on, bring into play.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
practice
prac tice /prǽktɪs / (! ｟英 ｠ではpractiseの形も用いられるが主に 動詞 ) 〖語源は 「行われるべきこと 」〗(形 )practical, (名 )practitioner 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /U (!具体例ではa ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) 1 «…の /…のための » (規則的 反復的な )練習 , けいこ , 実習 «in , at /for » ▸ I'm not in [out of ] practice .このごろ練習していない ▸ have a lot of practice in conversation 会話の練習をたくさんする ▸ keep in practice 練習を欠かさない ▸ It takes some practice to do it .それをやるには少し練習が必要だ ▸ go to practice (s )練習に行く (!複数形では習慣的に通うことを表す ) ▸ batting practice バッティング練習 ▸ two days of [｟くだけて ｠two days' ] practice 2日間にわたる実習 ▸ This is a (really ) good practice .これは (本当に )良い練習になります ▸ Practice makes perfect .｟ことわざ ｠習うより慣れろ .2 a. (個人的に )いつも [常に ]すること , 習慣 (→habit 1 ); (社会的な )慣習 , ならわし , 慣例 , 慣行 (custom )▸ I make a practice of reading [make it a practice to read ] after dinner .夕食後に読書する習慣にしている ▸ standard [general ] practice 標準的な [一般的な ]習慣 ▸ business [religious ] practice (s )商 [宗教的 ]習慣 .b. (よく行われる )行為 , 行い , 方法 ▸ Binding feet was (a ) common practice in ancient China .昔の中国では纏足 （てんそく ）が普通に行われていた ▸ It's good practice to make lists of things to do .やるべきことをリストにしておくのはいいことだ ▸ sexual practices 性行為 .3 実際 , 現実 ; (理論に対して )実行 , 実践 ▸ in practice 実際は, 実のところ ▸ put [bring, carry ] A into [╳ in ] practice A 〈事 〉を実行に移す ▸ the balance between theory and practice 理論と実践とのつりあい (!betweenのように対句を要求する 前置詞 でない場合は定冠詞を伴うこともある:write on the theory and practice of editing 編集の理論と実際について書く ) .4 (医者 弁護士など専門職の )業務 , 医療行為 , 訴訟業務 ; 開業 , 営業 (→practitioner )▸ I've been in practice for ten years .私は (医者 弁護士を )開業して10年になる ▸ set up a medical [dental, law ] practice 医者 [歯科医, 弁護士 ]を開業する ▸ attorneys in private practice 個人開業の弁護士 5 ｟やや古 ｠不正手段 , 策略 ▸ sharp practice (s )破廉恥な陰謀 .動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-t /; -ticing 他動詞 1 【物 人を使って 】〈事 〉を練習 [実習 ]する , 〈技術 〉をみがく, 〈楽器 手品 武道など 〉の練習をする «on » (→play コーパスの窓 ); 〖practice doing 〗…することを練習する (→分詞 practiced )▸ practice reading rapidly 速読の練習をする (╳ practice to read … としない )▸ practice one's English with [on ] one's friend 友達と [をけいこ台に ]英語の練習をする ▸ practice one's skill 技術をみがく ▸ practice the piano ピアノの練習をする (!practice playing the pianoより普通 ) .2 〈医師 弁護士業 〉を営む , 開業する ▸ practice medicine [law ]医者 [弁護士 ]を開業する .3 (習慣的に )〈事 〉を実践する ; 〈宗教活動 〉を実践する , 行う ▸ practice what you preach 言行を一致させる .自動詞 1 «…を使って /…のために » けいこする , 練習する «on /for » ▸ practice on my guitar [one another ]自分のギターで [互いをけいこ台に ]練習する 2 医師 [弁護士 ]を開業する ▸ The dentist is practicing in Paris .その歯医者はパリで開業している .～́ f ì eld 練習用競技場 [フィールド ].～́ g à me 練習試合 .～́ s è ssion (本選に備えての )予備大会 .～́ t è acher 教育実習生 .～́ t è st 模擬試験 .
practiced
pr á c ticed ｟英 ｠-tised /-t /形容詞 1 〈人が 〉 «…に » 熟練した, 練習を積んだ ; 経験に富んだ «at , in » ; 〈目 手などが 〉熟練を積んだ .2 ｟比喩的に ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗経験で得た 〈魅力 性格など 〉; わざとらしい .
The Wordsmith Dictionary