Practised — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

engage in a rehearsal (of)

carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈæktɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈaktɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈaktɪst/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹˈæktɪst/.

Examples

practice law
We drilled French verbs every day
Pianists practice scales

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

do practiced practise rehearse drill practice exercise

Parts of Speech

verb	engage in a rehearsal (of)
verb	carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions “practice law”
verb	learn by repetition “We drilled French verbs every day”
adjective	skillful after much practice

Word Forms

rehearsal	noun	a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
practice	noun	systematic training by multiple repetitions
exercise	noun	the act of using
drill	noun	systematic training by multiple repetitions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geübt

sich auf eine Probe einlassen

🇫🇷French

exercé

participer à une répétition (de)

🇪🇸Spanish

experto

participar en un ensayo (de)

🇮🇹Italian

praticato

impegnarsi in una prova (di)

🇳🇱Dutch

beoefend

deelnemen aan een repetitie (van)

🇵🇹Portuguese

praticado

participar de um ensaio (de)

🇷🇺Russian

практиковал

репетировать (что-л.)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभ्यास

(के) रिहर्सल में शामिल हों

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুশীলন

একটি মহড়ায় নিযুক্ত (এর)

🇮🇳Tamil

பயிற்சி செய்தார்

(இன்) ஒத்திகையில் ஈடுபடு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆచరించాడు

రిహార్సల్ (యొక్క)లో పాల్గొనండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सराव केला

तालीम मध्ये गुंतणे (चे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રેક્ટિસ કરી

રિહર્સલ (ના) માં વ્યસ્ત રહો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ ಮಾಡಿದರು

ಪೂರ್ವಾಭ್ಯಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ (ನ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിശീലിച്ചു

ഒരു റിഹേഴ്സലിൽ ഏർപ്പെടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਭਿਆਸ ਕੀਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਰਿਹਰਸਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੁੱਝੋ (ਦਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

مشق

ریہرسل میں مشغول ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

练习过的

进行排练

🇯🇵Japanese

練習した

（の）リハーサルに取り組む

🇰🇷Korean

연습했다

리허설을 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thực hành

tham gia vào một buổi diễn tập (của)

🇹🇭Thai

ฝึกฝน

มีส่วนร่วมในการซ้อม (ของ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

dipraktikkan

terlibat dalam latihan (dari)

🇵🇭Filipino

nagpraktis

sumali sa isang rehearsal (ng)

🇲🇾Malay

diamalkan

terlibat dalam latihan (dari)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمارس

الانخراط في بروفة (من)

🇮🇷Persian

تمرین کرد

شرکت در تمرین (از)

🇹🇷Turkish

uygulanan

prova yapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְתוּרגָל

לעסוק בחזרה (של)

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