practise

Other spellings

• practice (US)

Pronunciation

• enPR: prăkʹtĭs
• IPA ^(key): /ˈpræktɪs/
• SAMPA: /"pr{ktIs/

• Audio (US)

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Verb

Plain form practise

Third-person singular practises

Past tense practised

Past participle practised

Present participle practising

1. If you practise something, you do it again and again to improve your ability.

   The class was going to practise writing skills for homework.

   When I got my first guitar, I practised until my fingers fell off.

Usage notes

In the United States, practice is both a verb and a noun. In the UK and Australia, practise is a verb and practice is a noun. Canada uses both systems.

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