Verbal vs Practice - What's the difference?
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Of or relating to words.
Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.
Consisting of words only.
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Expressly spoken rather than written.
(grammar) Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.
(grammar) Used to form a verb.
Capable of speech.
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Word for word; literal; verbatim.
(obsolete) Abounding with words; verbose.
(grammar) A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb. In English, infinitives, participles and gerunds are verbals.
(transitive, British, Australia) To induce into fabricating a confession.
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Repetition of an activity to improve skill.
(uncountable) The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
(countable) A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.
The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members.
A customary action, habit, or behavior; a manner or routine.
Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.
(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.
Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice.
* Sir Philip Sidney
(math) A easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.
(US) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
(US) To repeat an activity in this way.
(US) To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.
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(US) To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
(intransitive, archaic, US) To conspire.
As an adjective verbal
is (label) verbal.As a noun practice is
repetition of an activity to improve skill.As a verb practice is
(us) to repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.verbal
English
Adjective
(-)- We subjoin an engraving which will give the reader a far better notion of the structure than any verbal description could convey to the mind.
- a verbal''' contract; '''verbal testimony
- How do these language problems affect the behaviour of verbal children?
- a verbal translation
- (Shakespeare)
Synonyms
* (of or relating to words) wordishAntonyms
* (consisting of words only) non-verbal, substantive * (expressly spoken or written) implied * (expressly stated) unsaid * (capable of speech) preverbalDerived terms
* verbal complement * verbal diarrhoea * verbal noun * verbal regency * verbal warningNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* non-finite verbVerb
- "The problem of 'verballing' is unlikely to disappear, whatever the legal status of the person detained."
- "Condren had always claimed that he was assaulted and verballed by police over the murder he had supposedly confessed to committing."
- "Moreover, given the risk of verballing , it is by no means apparent that it is in the interests of justice that the prosecution have the benefit of admissions that are made on occasions when recordings are impracticable."
practice
English
(wikipedia practice)Alternative forms
* (British) practise (used only for the verb )Noun
(practices)- He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them.
- She ran a thriving medical practice .
- 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.
- That may work in theory, but will it work in practice ?
- This firm of solicitors is involved in family law practice .
- He sought to have that by practice which he could not by prayer.
- (Francis Bacon)
Usage notes
British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand English distinguish between practice'' (a noun) and ''practise (a verb), analogously with advice/advise. In American English, practice is commonly used for both forms, and this is also common in Canada.Synonyms
* (improvement of skill) rehearsal, drill, exercise, training, workout * (customary action) custom, habit, routine, wont, wone * fashion, pattern, trick, way, dry run, trialDerived terms
* general practice * overpractice * practice makes perfect * practice what one preaches * put into practice * sharp practiceVerb
(practic)- You should practice playing piano every day.
- If you want to speak French well, you need to practice .
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- They gather to practice religion every Saturday.
- She practiced law for forty years before retiring.