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 →

2) To practise is to do something often as a habit: practise good manners. tree →

3) To practise as a doctor or lawyer is to work as one. tree →

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 →
• Ella practises the piano 20 minutes each day. tree →
• We practise our spelling words every week. tree →
• The team practised hard before the match. tree →
• Let's practise our times tables. tree →
• Practise crossing the road safely with a grown-up. tree →
• Practice makes perfect. tree →
• Dr Lee practises in our town. tree →
• I will practise only the good and true; with these I will protect the beautiful. tree →

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.
• Stars go on chat shows mainly to promote a new film, book or tour, and their funny stories are often practised beforehand.
• Fire drills work the same way: when you have practised, your body knows the steps even when your heart is racing.
• Focused practice means practising with full attention on one goal; watching the clock while repeating easy parts changes very little.
• To isolate a part means to practise one small bit on its own, then join it back to the bars around it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «practise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.