![]() ![]() ![]() condition arrived at by experience or exercise: She refused to play the piano, because she was out of practice.repeated performance or systematic exercise for the purpose of acquiring skill or proficiency: Practice makes perfect.ing.Ĭustom: It is not the practice here for men to wear long hair.tice (prak ′tis), USA pronunciation n., v., -ticed, -tic.practices on the trombone every day.Īlso, practise(for defs. to perform on or do repeatedly in order to gain skill or ability: practiced the trumpet every day.He's no longer practicing as an attorney. to do as a profession, art, or occupation: He practices law.He's a Catholic but he's no longer practicing. to follow or observe as a habit or by custom: to practice one's religion.to perform or do (something) as a habit or usually: to practice a regimen of exercise.the action or process of carrying something out: to put a scheme into practice.a condition arrived at by experience or exercise: I'm out of practice because I haven't played tennis in years.the act of doing something systematically, as an exercise, for the purpose of learning it well: Throwing a good curve ball takes practice.a way of doing something that is normal or customary: office practice.Ĭustom: to make a practice of borrowing money.tice /ˈpræktɪs/ USA pronunciation n., v., -ticed, -tic.but (it/which) is false.Ī central idea is “proportional representation.Prac (Of a word or idea) difficult to retain, easily forgettable ".misguided idea that the only cure to it" discussed the idea that things that are pleasurable/pleasing. It is usually considered correct to say that someone has the idea of doing something, rather than the idea to do it: he had the idea of taking (not the idea to take) a short holiday the very idea! ⇒ that is preposterous, unreasonable, etcĮtymology: 16 th Century: via Late Latin from Greek: model, pattern, notion, from idein to see.that's an idea ⇒ that is worth considering.not one's idea of ⇒ not what one regards as (hard work, a holiday, etc).get ideas ⇒ to become ambitious, restless, etc.a private mental object, regarded as the immediate object of thought or perception.significance or purpose: the idea of the game is to discover the murderer. ![]() a vague notion or indication inkling: he had no idea of what life would be like in Africa.an individual's conception of something: his idea of honesty is not the same as yours and mine.the thought of something: the very idea appals me.any content of the mind, esp the conscious mind.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sentiment, judgment. ![]() Notion suggests a fleeting, vague, or imperfect thought: a bare notion of how to proceed. Conception suggests a thought that seems complete, individual, recent, or somewhat intricate: The architect's conception delighted them. Thought, which reflects its primary emphasis on the mental process, may denote any concept except the more weighty and elaborate ones: I welcomed his thoughts on the subject. Idea, although it may refer to thoughts of any degree of seriousness or triviality, is commonly used for mental concepts considered more important or elaborate: We pondered the idea of the fourth dimension. See corresponding entry in Unabridged Idea, thought, conception, notion refer to a product of mental activity. to ide- (stem of ideîn to see) + -ā feminine noun, nominal ending replacing late Middle English idee ![]()
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