Exercise vs. Practice
Difference Between Exercise and Practice
Exercisenoun
Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
The teacher told us the next exercise is to write an essay.Practicenoun
Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them.Exercisenoun
Physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness.
Practicenoun
An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
Being on a team is hard: you're always having to go to practice while everyone else is taking it easy.I have choir practice every Sunday after church.Exercisenoun
A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
Practicenoun
The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
Exercisenoun
The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
Practicenoun
(countable) A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.
She ran a thriving medical practice.Exercisenoun
(obsolete) That which gives practice; a trial; a test.
Practicenoun
The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members.
Exerciseverb
To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
to exercise troops or horses;to exercise one's brain with a puzzlePracticenoun
A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine.
It is the usual practice of employees there to wear neckties only when meeting with customers.It is good practice to check each door and window before leaving.Exerciseverb
(intransitive) To perform physical activity for health or training.
I exercise at the gym every day.Practicenoun
Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.
That may work in theory, but will it work in practice?Exerciseverb
(transitive) To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
The tenant exercised its option to renew the tenancy.She is going to exercise her right to vote.Practicenoun
(legal) The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts.
This firm of solicitors is involved in family law practice.Exerciseverb
To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
exercised with painPracticenoun
Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice.
Exerciseverb
(obsolete) To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.
Practicenoun
(math) A easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.
Exercisenoun
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit;
the doctor recommended regular exercisehe did some exercisingthe physical exertion required by his work kept him fitPracticeverb
alternative spelling of practise
Exercisenoun
the act of using;
he warned against the use of narcotic drugsskilled in the utilization of computersPracticenoun
a customary way of operation or behavior;
it is their practice to give annual raisesthey changed their dietary patternExercisenoun
systematic training by multiple repetitions;
practice makes perfectPracticenoun
systematic training by multiple repetitions;
practice makes perfectExercisenoun
a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding;
you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbookPracticenoun
translating an idea into action;
a hard theory to put into practicedifferences between theory and praxis of communismExercisenoun
(usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches;
academic exercisesPracticenoun
the exercise of a profession;
the practice of the lawI took over his practice when he retiredExerciseverb
put to use;
exert one's power or influencePracticenoun
knowledge of how something is usually done;
it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinnerExerciseverb
carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions;
practice lawPracticeverb
learn by repetition;
We drilled French verbs every dayPianists practice scalesExerciseverb
give a work-out to;
Some parents exercise their infantsMy personal trainer works me hardwork one's musclesPracticeverb
avail oneself to;
apply a principlepractice a religionuse care when going down the stairsuse your common sensepractice non-violent resistanceExerciseverb
do physical exercise;
She works out in the gym every dayPracticeverb
carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions;
practice lawExerciseverb
learn by repetition;
We drilled French verbs every dayPianists practice scalesPracticeverb
engage in a rehearsal (of)
