Practice vs. Practise

Main Difference

In the US, practice and practise are same. But in the UK both are different . In UK practice is used as noun and practise is used as verb. A doctor with a private practice practises privately. Here practice is used as a noun and practise is used as a verb. Practice makes the man perfect, so she practises the guitar every day. Here practice is used as noun and practises is used as verb.

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Difference Between Practice and Practise

Practice vs. Practise

Practice means to an act itself, not who is doing it while practise means to do something repeatedly to improve a skill.

Practice vs. Practise

Practice and practise are same in US.

Practice vs. Practise

Practise and practice are different in UK. Practice is a noun and Practise is a verb.

Practice vs. Practise

Practice contains ice at its end while practise contains ise in its end.

Practice vs. Practise

Ice at the end of practice is a word while ise in the end of practise is not a word.

Practice vs. Practise

A doctor with a private practice practises privately. Here practice is used as a noun and practise is used as a verb.

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Practice vs. Practise

Practice makes the man perfect, so she practises the guitar every day. Here practice is used as noun and practises is used as verb.

Practice vs. Practise

I think I am out of practice so I daily practise my English.

Practicenoun

Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them.

Practiseverb

(transitive) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.

You should practise playing piano every day.

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.

Practiseverb

(intransitive) To repeat an activity in this way.

If you want to speak French well, you need to practise.
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Practicenoun

The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.

Practiseverb

(transitive) To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.

They gather to practise religion every Saturday.

Practicenoun

(countable) A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.

She ran a thriving medical practice.

Practiseverb

(transitive) To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).

She practised law for forty years before retiring.

Practicenoun

The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members.

Practiseverb

To conspire.

Practicenoun

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.

Practiseverb

To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do.

Practicenoun

Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.

That may work in theory, but will it work in practice?

Practiseverb

To make use of; to employ.

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.

Practiseverb

To teach or accustom by practice; to train.

Practicenoun

Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice.

Practisenoun

misspelling of practice

Practicenoun

(math) A easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.

Practiseverb

engage in a rehearsal (of)

Practiceverb

alternative spelling of practise

Practiseverb

carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions;

practice law

Practicenoun

a customary way of operation or behavior;

it is their practice to give annual raisesthey changed their dietary pattern

Practiseverb

learn by repetition;

We drilled French verbs every dayPianists practice scales

Practicenoun

systematic training by multiple repetitions;

practice makes perfect

Practicenoun

translating an idea into action;

a hard theory to put into practicedifferences between theory and praxis of communism

Practicenoun

the exercise of a profession;

the practice of the lawI took over his practice when he retired

Practicenoun

knowledge of how something is usually done;

it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner

Practiceverb

learn by repetition;

We drilled French verbs every dayPianists practice scales

Practiceverb

avail oneself to;

apply a principlepractice a religionuse care when going down the stairsuse your common sensepractice non-violent resistance

Practiceverb

carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions;

practice law

Practiceverb

engage in a rehearsal (of)

What is Practice?

Practice refers to an act itself, not who is doing it. Practice is a noun as it contains ice in its end. Ice is a word. e.g. I have done my football practice. Practice makes the man perfect.

What is Practise?

It means to do something repeatedly to improve a skill. Practise is used as verb as it contains ise in its end. Ise is not a word so it is a verb not a noun. e.g. I practise my guitar. He is practising cricket. I practise my cycle.