- practice
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 actual doing of sthVERB + PRACTICE▪ put sth into▪
I can't wait to put what I've learned into practice.
PREPOSITION▪ in practice▪The idea sounds fine in theory, but would it work in practice?
2 doing sth many timesADJECTIVE▪ basketball, batting, football, piano, soccer (esp. AmE), swim (AmE), etc.▪ target▪ daily▪hard work and daily practice
VERB + PRACTICE▪ do, get, get in, have▪I'll be able to get in a bit of practice this weekend.
▪I've had a lot of practice in saying ‘no’ recently!
▪ need, require, take▪Don't worry if you can't do it at first—it takes practice!
▪ give sb▪This chapter gives students practice in using adjectives.
PRACTICE + NOUN▪ facilities, field (esp. AmE), ground▪ game, session▪ drill▪We watched the swimmers go through their practice drills.
PREPOSITION▪ out of practice▪If you don't play regularly, you soon get out of practice.
▪ with practice▪His accent should improve with practice.
▪ practice at▪practice at swimming underwater
▪ practice in▪The children need more practice in tying their shoelaces.
PHRASES▪ be good practice for sth▪It will be good practice for later, when you have to make speeches in public.
▪ practice makes perfect (saying)3 way of doing sthADJECTIVE▪ good, recommended, sound▪advice on adopting current best practice in your business
▪environmentally sound practices
▪ safe, unsafe▪ ethical▪ corrupt, deceptive, fraudulent, questionable, shady, sharp (esp. BrE), unethical, unfair▪shady business practices
▪ discriminatory, restrictive▪ actual▪the complications that arise in actual practice
▪ everyday▪ contemporary, current▪ accepted, customary, established, long-standing, traditional▪ common, general, normal, routine, standard, usual▪the company's general practice of selling through agents
▪It is standard practice not to pay bills until the end of the month.
▪ universal, widespread▪ local▪ sustainable▪sustainable land-use practices
▪ clinical, cultural, legal, medical, nursing, religious, sexual, social, spiritual, etc.▪the medical practices of ancient Egypt
▪American social practices
▪ accounting, administrative, business, employment, hiring (esp. AmE), management, working▪They carried out a study of Japanese working practices.
VERB + PRACTICE▪ introduce▪The practice of community policing was introduced in the 1970s.
▪ adopt, employ, follow, implement, use▪ advocate, encourage, endorse, promote, recommend▪ challenge, question▪ defend, support▪Some prisoners defend this practice as the only way to survive.
▪ condemn, discourage▪This practice was roundly condemned by the World Medical Association.
▪ abandon, abolish, ban, eliminate, end, forbid, halt, outlaw, prevent, prohibit, reject, stop▪ continue▪The bank has continued its practice of charging late fees.
▪ alter, change, improve, modify, transform▪Established practices are difficult to modify.
▪ affect, govern, guide, influence, inform, shape▪the decisions that govern our practice and our conduct
▪We use this information to inform clinical practice.
PRACTICE + VERB▪ exist▪Certain practices exist in both public and private schools.
▪ begin▪ continue▪the ancient custom of log rolling, a practice which continues to this day
▪ change, develop, evolve▪ differ, vary▪Religious practices differ from group to group.
▪ reflect sth▪Such practices do not reflect our values.
PREPOSITION▪ practice among▪This is now common practice among ethnographers.
▪ practice for▪safe medical practices for children
▪ practice in▪good practice in undergraduate education
▪ practice of▪the practice of acupuncture
▪ practice regarding▪questionable accounting practices regarding the sale of hardware
▪ practice within▪ethical practice within the profession
PHRASES▪ a change in practice▪changes in employment practices
▪ a code of practice (esp. BrE)▪voluntary codes of practice between sellers and customers
▪ make a practice of sth▪I don't make a practice of forgetting to pay my bills, I assure you!
4 work/office of a professional personADJECTIVE▪ successful▪ clinical, legal, medical, professional▪ family (esp. AmE), general (both medicine)▪a physician in family practice (AmE)
▪a doctor in general practice (BrE)
▪ private▪a psychologist in private practice
▪ group▪It's a group practice, so you can easily change doctors.
VERB + PRACTICE▪ be in, go into, set up in▪She wants to go into general practice.
▪ retire from▪ suspend sb from▪He has been suspended from practice.
▪ begin, establish, open, start▪Martin began his own practice in 1993.
▪She has opened a new practice in the town.
▪ run▪He runs a successful legal practice in Ohio.
▪ maintain▪She maintains a private practice as a mental health consultant.
▪ join▪A new partner has joined the practice.
▪ leave{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbPractice is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑attorneyPractice is used with these nouns as the object: ↑line
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
