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
practicable
ADJ ที่ สามารถ ปฏิบัติ ได้ possible conceivable viable impossible unworkable ti-sa-mad-pa-ti-bud-dai
practical
ADJ ที่ ขึ้นอยู่กับ ความเป็นจริง ที่ ใช้ได้ จริง pragmatic wise savvy foolish impractical ti-kuan-yu-kab-kwam-pen-jing
practical joke
N เรื่อง ที่ ใช้ แกล้ง คน joke mischief monkey business trick rueng-ti-chai-klang-kon
practical nurse
N ผู้ช่วยพยาบาล phu-chuai-pa-ya-ban
practically
ADV อย่าง ใช้ได้ จริง actually realistically impractically yang-chai-dai-jing
practically
ADV เกือบ almost approximately roughly kuab
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
practician
N ผู้ มีประสบการณ์ เชี่ยวชาญ
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PRACTIC
for practical, is not in use. It was formerly used for practical, and Spenser uses it in the sense of artful.
PRACTICABILITY, PRACTICABLENESS
n.[from practicable. ] The quality or state of being practicable; feasibility.
PRACTICABLE
a. 1. That may be done, effected or performed by human means, or by powers that can be applied. It is sometimes synonymous with possible, but the words differ in this; possible is applied to that which might be performed, if the necessary powers or means could be obtained; practicable is limited in its application to things which are to be performed by the means given, or which may be applied. It was possible for Archimedes to lift the world, but it was not practicable.
2. That may be practiced; as a practicable virtue.
3. That admits of use, or that may be passed or traveled; as a practicable road. In military affairs, a practicable breach is one that can be entered by troops.
PRACTICABLY
adv. In such a manner as may be performed. "A rule practicably applied before his eyes," is not correct language. It is probably a mistake for practically.
PRACTICAL
a.[L. practicus.] Pertaining to practice or action. 1. Capable of practice or active use; opposed to speculative; as a practical understanding.
2. That may be used in practice; that may be applied to use; as practical knowledge.
3. That reduces his knowledge or theories to actual use; as a practical man.
4. Derived from practice or experience; as practical skill or knowledge.
PRACTICALLY
adv. In relation to practice. 1. By means of practice or use; by experiment; as practically wise or skillful.
2. In practice or use; as a medicine practically safe; theoretically wrong, but practically right.
PRACTICALNESS
n.The quality of being practical.
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.
PRACTICING
ppr. Performing or using customarily; exercising, as an art or profession.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PRACTIC
Prac "tic, a. Etym: [See Practical. ]
1. Practical.
2. Artful; deceitful; skillful. [Obs. ] "Cunning sleights and practick knavery. " Spenser.
PRACTICABILITY
PRACTICABILITY Prac "ti *ca *bil "i *ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being practicable; practicableness; feasibility. "The practicability of such a project. " Stewart.
PRACTICABLE
Prac "ti *ca *ble, a. Etym: [LL. practicare to act, transact, fr. L.practicus active, Gr. practicable, pratiquer to practice. See Practical. ]
1. That may be practiced or performed; capable of being done or accomplished with available means or resources; feasible; as, a practicable method; a practicable aim; a practicable good.
2. Capable of being used; passable; as, a practicable weapon; a practicable road. Practicable breach (Mil. ), a breach which admits of approach and entrance by an assailing party.
Syn. -- Possible; feasible. -- Practicable, Possible. A thing may be possible, i. e., not forbidden by any law of nature, and yet may not now be practicable for want of the means requisite to its performance. -- Prac "ti *ca *ble *ness, n. -- Prac "ti *ca *bly, adv.
PRACTICAL
Prac "ti *cal, a. Etym: [L. practicus active, Gr. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf. Pragmatic, Practice. ]
1. Of or pertaining to practice or action.
2. Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry. "Man's practical understanding. " South. "For all practical purposes." Macaulay.
3. Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.
4. Derived from practice; as, practical skill. Practical joke, a joke put in practice; a joke the fun of which consists in something done, in distinction from something said; esp. , a trick played upon a person.
PRACTICALITY
PRACTICALITY Prac `ti *cal "i *ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being practical; practicalness.
PRACTICALIZE
PRACTICALIZE Prac "ti *cal *ize, v. t.
Defn: To render practical. [R.] "Practicalizing influences." J. S. Mill.
PRACTICALLY
PRACTICALLY Prac "ti *cal *ly, adv.
Defn: 1. In a practical way; not theoretically; really; as, to look at things practically; practically worthless.
2. By means of practice or use; by experience or experiment; as, practically wise or skillful; practically acquainted with a subject.
3. In practice or use; as, a medicine practically safe; theoretically wrong, but practically right. 4. Almost.
PRACTICALNESS
PRACTICALNESS Prac "ti *cal *ness, n.
Defn: Same as Practicality.
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.
PRACTICIAN
Prac *ti "cian, n. Etym: [F. praticien, OF. also practicien.]
Defn: One who is acquainted with, or skilled in, anything by practice; a practitioner.
PRACTICK
PRACTICK Prac "tick, n.
Defn: Practice. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
PRACTICO
Prac "ti *co, n.; pl. Practicos (#). [Sp. , lit. , experienced, skilled. Cf. Practical. ]
Defn: A guide. [Cuba & Phil. Islands ] D. C. Worcester.
New American Oxford Dictionary
practicability
prac ti ca bil i ty |ˌpraktikəˈbilətē præktɪkəˈbɪləti | ▶noun the quality of being practicable; viability: the practicability of his ideas has nothing to do with their truth.
practicable
prac ti ca ble |ˈpraktikəbəl ˈpræktəkəbəl | ▶adjective able to be done or put into practice successfully: the measures will be put into effect as soon as is reasonably practicable. • able to be used; useful: signal processing can let you transform a signal into a practicable form. DERIVATIVES prac ti ca bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French praticable, from pratiquer ‘put into practice. ’
practical
prac ti cal |ˈpraktikəl ˈpræktəkəl | ▶adjective 1 of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas: there are two obvious practical applications of the research. • (of an idea, plan, or method ) likely to succeed or be effective in real circumstances; feasible: neither of these strategies is practical for smaller businesses. • suitable for a particular purpose: a practical, stylish kitchen. • (of a person ) sensible and realistic in their approach to a situation or problem: I'm not unfeeling, just trying to be practical. • (of a person ) skilled at manual tasks: Steve'll fix it —he's quite practical. 2 so nearly the case that it can be regarded as so; virtual: it was a practical certainty that he would try to raise more money. PHRASES for all practical purposes virtually, or essentially: Zimmerman had become, for all practical purposes, an arms smuggler. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from archaic practic ‘practical ’ (from Old French practique, via late Latin from Greek praktikos ‘concerned with action, ’ from prattein ‘do, act ’) + -al .
practicality
prac ti cal i ty |ˌpraktiˈkalətē ˌpræktəˈkælədi | ▶noun ( pl. practicalities ) 1 the quality or state of being practical: there are still major doubts about the practicality of the proposal. 2 (practicalities ) the aspects of a situation that involve the actual doing or experience of something rather than theories or ideas: the practicalities of living at sea.
practical joke
prac ti cal joke |ˈpræktəkəl ʤoʊk | ▶noun a trick played on someone in order to make them look foolish and to amuse others. DERIVATIVES prac ti cal jok er noun
practically
prac ti cal ly |ˈpraktik (ə )lē ˈpræktək (ə )li | ▶adverb 1 virtually; almost: the risk of default was practically zero | the place was practically empty. 2 in a practical manner. • [ sentence adverb ] in practical terms: the law isn't unreasonable or practically inconvenient.
practical nurse
prac ti cal nurse |ˈpræktəkəl nərs | ▶noun a nurse who has completed a training course of a lower standard than a registered nurse, esp. one who is licensed by the state to perform certain duties (a licensed practical nurse ).
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.
practician
prac ti cian |prakˈtiSHən prækˈtɪʃən | ▶noun archaic a person who practices a profession or occupation, esp. a practical one; a practitioner. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French practicien, from practique ‘practical ’ (see practical ).
practicum
prac ti cum |ˈpraktikəm ˈpræktəkəm | ▶noun ( pl. practicums ) a practical section of a course of study. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from late Latin, neuter of practicus ‘practical. ’
Oxford Dictionary
practicability
prac ¦tic |abil ¦ity |ˌpraktɪkəˈbɪlɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality of being practicable; viability: the practicability of his ideas has nothing to do with their truth.
practicable
prac ¦tic |able |ˈpraktɪkəb (ə )l | ▶adjective able to be done or put into practice successfully: the measures will be put into effect as soon as is reasonably practicable. • able to be used; useful: signal processing can let you transform a signal into a practicable form. DERIVATIVES practicably adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French praticable, from pratiquer ‘put into practice ’.
practical
prac |tical |ˈpraktɪk (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas: there are two obvious practical applications of the research. 2 (of an idea, plan, or method ) likely to succeed or be effective in real circumstances; feasible: neither of these strategies are practical for smaller businesses. • suitable for a particular purpose: a practical, stylish kitchen. • (of a person ) sensible and realistic in their approach to a situation or problem: I'm merely being practical —we must find a ground-floor flat. • (of a person ) skilled at manual tasks: Steve'll fix it —he's quite practical. 3 so nearly the case that it can be regarded as so; virtual: for all practical purposes, she's his girlfriend. ▶noun Brit. an examination or lesson in which theories and procedures learned are applied to the actual making or doing of something. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from archaic practic ‘practical ’ (from Old French practique, via late Latin from Greek praktikos ‘concerned with action ’, from prattein ‘do, act ’) + -al .
practicality
prac ¦ti ¦cal |ity |ˌpraktɪˈkalɪti | ▶noun ( pl. practicalities ) 1 [ mass noun ] the quality or state of being practical: there are still major doubts about the practicality of the proposal. 2 (practicalities ) the aspects of a situation that involve the actual doing or experience of something rather than theories or ideas: the practicalities of living at sea.
practical joke
prac |tical joke ▶noun a trick played on someone in order to make them look foolish and to amuse others. DERIVATIVES practical joker noun
practically
prac ¦tic |al ¦ly |ˈpraktɪk (ə )li | ▶adverb 1 virtually; almost: the strike lasted practically a fortnight | the place was practically empty. 2 in a practical manner.
practical nurse
prac |tical nurse ▶noun (in North America ) a nurse who has completed a training course of a lower standard than a registered nurse.
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 .
practician
prac |ti ¦cian |prakˈtɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun archaic a person who practises a profession or occupation, especially a practical one; a practitioner. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French practicien, from practique ‘practical ’ (see practical ).
practicum
practicum |ˈpraktɪkəm | ▶noun ( pl. practicums ) chiefly N. Amer. a practical section of a course of study. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from late Latin, neuter of practicus ‘practical ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
practicable
practicable adjective what we need is a practicable solution: realistic, feasible, possible, within the bounds /realms of possibility, viable, reasonable, sensible, workable, achievable; informal doable.
practical
practical adjective 1 practical experience: empirical, hands-on, actual, active, applied, heuristic, experiential, evidence-based. ANTONYMS theoretical. 2 there are no practical alternatives: feasible, practicable, realistic, viable, workable, possible, reasonable, sensible; informal doable. 3 practical clothes: functional, sensible, utilitarian, workaday. 4 try to be more practical: realistic, sensible, down-to-earth, businesslike, commonsensical, grounded, hardheaded, no-nonsense; informal hard-nosed. 5 a practical certainty: virtual, effective, near.
practicality
practicality noun 1 the practicality of the proposal: feasibility, practicability, viability, workability. 2 practicality of design: functionalism, functionality, serviceability, utility. 3 his calm practicality: sense, common sense, realism, pragmatism. 4 (practicalities ) the practicalities of army life: practical details; informal nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts.
practical joke
practical joke noun it was just a practical joke, but it got out of hand: trick, joke, prank, jape, hoax.
practically
practically adverb 1 the theater was practically empty: almost, (very ) nearly, virtually, just about, all but, more or less, as good as, to all intents and purposes, verging on, bordering on; informal pretty near, pretty well; literary well-nigh. 2 “You can't afford it, ” he pointed out practically: realistically, sensibly, reasonably.
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
practicability
practicability noun we expressed doubts about the practicability of the scheme. See feasibility.
practicable
practicable adjective it is important that all practicable steps be taken to prevent violence breaking out. See feasible.
practical
practical adjective 1 they have practical experience of language-teaching methods: empirical, hands-on, pragmatic, real, actual, active, applied, experiential, experimental, non-theoretical, in the field; informal how-to; technical heuristic; rare empiric. ANTONYMS theoretical. 2 the opposition have failed to put forward any practical alternatives: feasible, practicable, realistic, viable, workable, possible, within the bounds /realms of possibility, reasonable, sensible, useful, helpful, constructive; informal doable; rare accomplishable. 3 do you want your clothes to be practical or frivolous? functional, serviceable, sensible, useful, utilitarian, utility, everyday, workaday, ordinary; suitable, appropriate. 4 I'm just being practical —we must find a ground-floor flat: realistic, sensible, down-to-earth, pragmatic, businesslike, matter-of-fact, reasonable, rational, commonsensical, hard-headed, no-nonsense, with one's /both feet on the ground; informal hard-nosed. ANTONYMS impractical. 5 it was a practical certainty that he would try to raise more money: virtual, effective, in effect.
practicality
practicality noun 1 we asked an architect to consider the practicality of cleaning the stonework: feasibility, possibility, practicability, viability, workability; utility, usefulness, use, value. 2 the table is a masterpiece of elegance and practicality: functionalism, functionality, serviceability; usefulness, utility. 3 he spoke with calm practicality: common sense, sense, realism, pragmatism, matter-of-factness. 4 the practicalities of army life: practical details, mechanics; informal nitty gritty, nuts and bolts.
practical joke
practical joke noun trick, joke, prank, jape, hoax; informal leg-pull; N. Amer. informal dido; Austral. informal goak; dated cutup, rag; archaic quiz.
practically
practically adverb 1 the cinema was practically empty: almost, nearly, very nearly, virtually, just about, all but, more or less, not far from, close to, in effect, as good as, to all intents and purposes, approaching, verging on, bordering on, next to, essentially, basically; informal pretty much, pretty nearly, pretty well; literary well-nigh. 2 ‘You can't afford it, ’ he pointed out practically: realistically, sensibly, reasonably, pragmatically, matter-of-factly, rationally, with common sense.
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.
Spanish Dictionary
práctica
práctica nombre femenino 1 Ejercicio o realización de una actividad de forma continuada y conforme a sus reglas :la práctica del deporte es un factor poderoso para mejorar la calidad de vida; se dedica a la práctica de la medicina desde hace años .2 Habilidad o experiencia que se consigue o se adquiere con la realización continuada de una actividad :fue mozo de cuadra auxiliar del veterinario local, donde adquirió práctica en el tratamiento de animales domésticos, reducir luxaciones y componer huesos .3 Ejercicio que, bajo la dirección de una persona, se realiza aplicando los conocimientos teóricos para adquirir destreza o habilidad en un trabajo o profesión; generalmente, es indispensable para poder ejercer públicamente :hacer dos años de prácticas en clínica médica .4 Aplicación particular de una idea, doctrina o teoría :la ciencia debe aunar teoría y práctica .5 Uso continuado o costumbre habitual :el juicio se relacionaba con prácticas de brujería, de las que se acusaba a un total de 53 reos; las prácticas de curanderismo gozan de muchos seguidores en las zonas rurales .en la práctica En la realidad, no en lo meramente teórico :aunque en la práctica es una profesión muy antigua, su enseñanza oficial tiene 29 años .poner en práctica o llevar a la práctica Realizar un proyecto o plan :la obra se llevó a cabo, conforme a un único plan, por arquitectos imperiales en el primer tercio del siglo ii, poniendo en práctica los más avanzados principios urbanísticos de la época .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del latín pratice y este del griego praktiké ‘ciencia práctica ’, femenino de praktikós ‘activo ’, ‘que obra ’. Del mismo origen que plática (V.), mantiene el significado etimológico .
practicable
practicable adjetivo 1 Que puede ser practicado o puesto en práctica :un proyecto practicable; la insultante intransigencia del enemigo bloqueó toda vía practicable de negociación .ANTÓNIMO impracticable .2 [lugar ] Que puede ser transitado o recorrido :buscábamos un paso practicable para atravesar la montaña; hay un sendero hacia la ermita que solamente es practicable en verano .SINÓNIMO transitable, viable .ANTÓNIMO impracticable, intransitable, inviable .3 [ventana, puerta ] Que ha sido preparado para que pueda ser abierto o cerrado :en el decorado había varias ventanas no practicables; algunos automóviles tienen techo practicable .
prácticamente
prácticamente adverbio 1 Con la práctica o de manera práctica :solamente se aprende a cocinar prácticamente; el examen está concebido para que los alumnos demuestren su saber prácticamente por medio de problemas y ejercicios .2 En la práctica o en el mundo real, que se opone a la teoría :teóricamente es posible, pero prácticamente aún no se ha conseguido; es al aplicar una teoría prácticamente cuando se detectan sus deficiencias .3 Indica que no se cumple, ocurre o existe completamente la acción, estado o cualidad expresados por el verbo o adjetivo a los cuales acompaña, aunque falta muy poco para ello :es prácticamente imposible; está prácticamente calvo; llegamos prácticamente a las diez de la noche; ya prácticamente he terminado .SINÓNIMO casi .
practicante
practicante nombre común 1 Persona que tiene por oficio poner inyecciones y realizar otras tareas sanitarias como tomar la presión o hacer pequeñas curas a los enfermos :la colaboración de los practicantes de este servicio ha sido inestimable en esta emergencia .2 Persona encargada en una farmacia de preparar y despachar medicamentos bajo la dirección del farmacéutico .3 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que cumple las normas y preceptos de la religión que profesa :Jaime es católico practicante .4 [persona ] Que practica determinada actividad o que lleva a la práctica lo que constituye una teoría o idea :un naturista practicante; el deporte para todos será el deporte de los practicantes y el de los simples espectadores .
practicar
practicar verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo 1 Realizar varias veces algo que se ha aprendido, para adquirir habilidad o experiencia en ello :sigue practicando este ejercicio; tendrás que practicar un poco más o no conseguirás clasificarte entre los diez mejores .2 verbo transitivo Realizar de forma habitual o continuada determinada acción o actividad :ha empezado a practicar la medicina en un hospital; ¿practica usted algún deporte? ; en los ríos Congo, Nilo y Zambeze se practica la pesca .3 Realizar habitualmente actos que denotan determinada virtud :la caridad, que es el amor al prójimo, es posiblemente la virtud que menos se practica .4 Realizar o llevar a cabo determinada cosa :practicar un agujero en una pared; practicar una autopsia .5 verbo transitivo /verbo intransitivo Profesar una religión; especialmente, cumplir las normas y preceptos propios de una religión :practica el budismo; es creyente pero no practica . Conjugación [1 ] como sacar .
practicidad
practicidad nombre femenino Cualidad de práctico :el teatro romano de Mérida (España ) demuestra la extraordinaria capacidad constructiva de los romanos, así como la síntesis perfecta que realizaban entre la estética y la practicidad .
práctico, -ca
práctico, -ca adjetivo 1 De la práctica o relacionado con la aplicación particular de una idea, doctrina o teoría :examen práctico; se valorará el rigor analítico y el conocimiento teórico y práctico de las materias expuestas .2 Que se basa en el ejercicio o realización de una actividad de una forma continuada y conforme a sus reglas :aprendizaje práctico; clases prácticas .3 [persona ] Que tiene hábito en la realización de determinada actividad :el autor de los frescos estaba muy práctico en hacerlos, pues se observa que debió tener su mano firme y que no andaba titubeando .4 Que es útil o presta un buen servicio :los automóviles pequeños son más prácticos para conducir por las atestadas ciudades; los pañuelos de papel son prácticos e higiénicos .5 [persona ] Que antepone la utilidad a otros aspectos en su apreciación de las cosas o en su manera de comportarse :lo mejor es dejarse de ilusiones y ser práctico para afrontar la realidad; los romanos eran un pueblo eminentemente práctico y organizador .6 Que es propio de estas personas :espíritu práctico y luchador .7 Que no se da, ocurre o existe completamente, aunque falta muy poco para ello :en el momento actual nos encontramos con un continente europeo con tasas de natalidad y de mortalidad muy bajas y, en consecuencia, con un práctico estancamiento de las cifras de población; el proyecto de Brasil ha obtenido el práctico consenso de los restantes países americanos .8 nombre masculino Esp Médico :un práctico naturista; el práctico ambulante es una figura que ha desaparecido .9 mar Marino que por conocimiento del lugar se encarga de dirigir en el puerto las maniobras de entrada y salida del barco .
practicón, -cona
practicón, -cona nombre masculino y femenino Esp col. desp. Persona experta en una materia, más por haberla practicado mucho que por ser muy docta .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
practicability
pr à c ti ca b í l i ty 名詞 U 実行可能 (性 ), 実際性 ; 実用性 (↔impracticability ).
practicable
prac ti ca ble /prǽktɪkəb (ə )l /形容詞 1 〈計画 方法などが 〉実行可能の, 実施されうる (↔impracticable ).2 «…に » 用いられる «for » ; 〈道路 橋などが 〉通行できる .～ness 名詞
practical
prac ti cal /prǽktɪk (ə )l /→practice (副 )practically 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗 «…に関して » (理論上ではなく )実際の , 実践的な, 現実的な «about » (↔theoretical ); 実地の, 現場での ; 実施上の ; 実地経験のある, 経験に富んだ 〈人 〉▸ practical problems 現実的な問題 ▸ gain practical experience 現場での経験を踏む ▸ in practical terms 現実的に言えば .2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗実用的な , 実践的な, 有用な 〈計画 方法 アドバイスなど 〉; (外見より )実用性重視の 〈日用品など 〉▸ a more practical way of solving the problem その問題を解決するより有効な手段 ▸ offer practical advice 実用的なアドバイスを提供する ▸ be of no practical use 実用的でない .3 〈服 物が 〉 (特定の目的に )適した , 向いた (suitable ).4 〖通例be ～〗〈人が 〉 «…に関して » 現実的な «about » ; (現実に照らして )問題を処理する能力のある ; 修理上手な ; 器用な .5 〖名詞 の前で 〗事実上の , 実質上の (virtual )▸ a practical rejection 事実上の拒絶 .for [to ] (à ll ) pr à ctical p ú rposes 実際には .名詞 C ｟英 くだけて ｠(科学 料理などの )実習 , 実験 .～̀ á rts 実学 .～̀ j ó ke «…への » (うけをねらった )悪ふざけ «on » .～̀ j ó ker いたずらする人 .～̀ n ú rse ｟米 ｠准看護師 (→nurse 関連 ).～̀ r é ason 〘哲 〙実践理性 .～̀ sk í lls 実技 ; 運用能力 .～ness 名詞
practicality
prac ti cal i ty /præ̀ktɪkǽləti /名詞 複 -ties 1 C 〖-ties 〗現実 (的側面 ), 実情 .2 U 実用性 .3 U (人が )現実的であること .
practically
prac ti cal ly /prǽktɪk (ə )li /→practice 副詞 1 比較なし ｟主に話 ｠ほとんど (almost )▸ practically every day ほぼ毎日 (｟連語 ｠ ｟コーパス ｠every ( … ), no ( … ), all, any ( … ), impossible, the same, the only, emptyなどの前で ).2 more ～; most ～現実的に , 実用 [実際, 実践 ]的に ▸ think more practically より現実的に考える 3 比較なし 〖文修飾 〗事実上 , 実際には (!話し手の主張を強調する; →actually 読解のポイント ) ▸ He is practically the boss .彼は事実上ボスだ .
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 .
practicing
pr á c tic ing ｟英 ｠-tis -形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗(特定の分野で )活躍している 〈人 〉, 勤勉な, 敬虔 （けいけん ）な 〈信徒 〉.
practicum
prac ti cum /prǽktɪkəm /〖＜ラテン 〗名詞 C (大学などの )実習課目 .
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