Betekenis van practice In het Nederlands

• 0 action rather than thought or ideas:

  • How do you intend to put these proposals into practice, Mohamed?

  • It seemed like a good idea before we started, but in practice it was a disaster.

  • Officially, Robert's in charge, but in practice Hannah runs the office.

  • I can't see how your plan is going to work in practice.

• 1 something that is usually or regularly done, often as a habit, tradition, or custom:

  • What can European companies learn from Japanese business practices?

  • It's common practice in the States to tip the hairdresser.

  • This is a cruel practice that should be banned immediately.

  • What is standard practice (= what is usually done) in a situation like this?

  • Newspaper editors have agreed to a new code of practice on the invasion of privacy.

  • I'll do your washing for you this time, but I'm not going to make a practice of it.

• 2 the act of doing something regularly or repeatedly to improve your skill at doing it:

  • I need to get some more practice before I take my driving test.

  • Are you coming to choir practice this evening?

  • She's never at home because she spends all her free time at hockey practices.

  • You'll gradually get better at it - it's just a question of practice.

  • I'm a little out of practice (= I haven't had any recent experience) but I'd love to play.

  • Do you mind if I have a few practice shots before we start the game?

• 3 a job or business that involves a lot of skill or training:

  • a dental/medical/veterinary/legal practice

  • Our practice is responsible for about 5,000 patients.

  • She's decided to leave the Health Service and join a private practice.

• 4 US spelling of practise

• 5 action rather than thought or ideas:

  • It seemed like a good idea, but in practice it was a disaster.

  • How soon will the new procedures be put into practice?

• 6 something that is usually or regularly done, often as a habit, tradition, or custom:

  • [ U ] It was his usual practice to buy a newspaper every morning on the way to the office.

• 7 to do or play something regularly or repeatedly in order to become skilled at it:

  • [ T ] I’m good at tennis but I need to practice my serve.

• 8 to do work of a particular type for which a lot of training is necessary:

  • [ T ] The firm has been practicing law for over a hundred years.

• 9 action as opposed to thoughts, ideas, or plans:

  • in practice We'll need a year at least to see whether this new approach will work in practice.

  • put sth into practice We are beginning to put the new processes and systems into practice.

• 10 the work done by people such as lawyers, doctors, etc. which involves long periods of training and high levels of skill:

  • He trained in private practice in Glasgow.

  • go into/set up in practice After graduation, he pursued a doctorate in pharmacology instead of going into practice.

• 11 the business or place of work of people such as lawyers, doctors, etc.:

  • run/start a practice He runs a legal practice that rivals some of the biggest commercial law firms in the country.

  • a dental/legal/medical practice

  • a group/private practice

  • join/leave a practice

• 12 the way of doing things in a particular business, industry, etc.:

  • common/standard/usual practice It is common practice in the building industry to cost all items gross.

  • bad/best/good practice The insurance firm has issued a warning report to its members, highlighting breaches of best practice.

  • practice of doing sth The company was fined over its continued practice of employing illegal immigrants.

  • adopt/follow/introduce a practice More and more companies worldwide have begun to adopt the practice of preparing sustainability reports.

  • accounting/business/management practices Shares in the company fell after it revealed that regulators were reviewing its accounting practices.

  • employment/labour/working practices

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