practice-praktijk: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is practice? practice is praktijk

What is praktijk?

  • To do or perform habitually or customarily; make a habit of: practices courtesy in social situations.

    Om te doen of uitvoeren van gewone of gewoonlijk; Maak er een gewoonte van: praktijken hoffelijkheid in sociale situaties.

  • To do or perform (something) repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill: practice a dance step.

    Om te doen, of herhaaldelijk uitvoeren (iets) om te verwerven of een vaardigheid Pools: een dans-stap de praktijk.

  • To give lessons or repeated instructions to; drill: practiced the students in handwriting.

    Geven van lessen of herhaalde instructies boren: de studenten in handschrift beoefend.

  • To work at, especially as a profession: practice law.

    Werken bij, vooral als een beroep: de praktijk van de wet.

  • To carry out in action; observe: practices a religion piously.

    Om in actie uit te voeren; Observeren: beoefent een religie vroom.

  • Obsolete To plot (something evil).

    Verouderd Om te plotten (iets kwaadaardigs).

  • To do or perform something habitually or repeatedly.

    Om iets uit gewoonte of herhaaldelijk te doen of uit te voeren.

  • To do something repeatedly in order to acquire or polish a skill.

    Iets herhaaldelijk doen om een vaardigheid te verwerven of bij te schaven.

  • To work at a profession.
  • Archaic To intrigue or plot.
  • A habitual or customary action or way of doing something: makes a practice of being punctual.
  • Repeated performance of an activity in order to learn or perfect a skill: Practice will make you a good musician.
  • A session of preparation or performance undertaken to acquire or polish a skill: goes to piano practice weekly; scheduled a soccer practice for Saturday.
  • Archaic The skill so learned or perfected.
  • The condition of being skilled through repeated exercise: out of practice.
  • The act or process of doing something; performance or action: a theory that is difficult to put into practice.
  • Exercise of an occupation or profession: the practice of law.
  • The business of a professional person: an obstetrician with her own practice.
  • A habitual or customary action or act. Often used in the plural: That company engages in questionable business practices. Facial tattooing is a standard practice among certain peoples.
  • Law The methods of procedure used in a court of law.
  • Archaic The act of tricking or scheming, especially with malicious intent.
  • Archaic A trick, scheme, or intrigue.

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