practice vs practise :

practice or practise

In the United Kingdom, “practice” is the noun, “practise” the verb; but in the US the spelling “practice” is commonly used for both, though the distinction is sometimes observed. “Practise” as a noun is, however, always wrong in both places: a doctor always has a “practice,” never a “practise.”

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Definitions
  practice
  • n  a customary way of operation or behavior
    it is their practice to give annual raises
  • n  systematic training by multiple repetitions
    practice makes perfect
  • n  translating an idea into action
    a hard theory to put into practice
  • n  the exercise of a profession
    the practice of the law
    I took over his practice when he retired
  • n  knowledge of how something is usually done
    it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner
  • v  carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
    practice law
  • v  learn by repetition
    Pianists practice scales
  • v  engage in a rehearsal (of)
  • v  avail oneself to
    practice a religion
    practice non-violent resistance
  • v  engage in or perform
    practice safe sex
  practise
  • v  engage in a rehearsal (of)
  • v  carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
  • v  learn by repetition
News & Articles
  practice
  practise
  • Japan, US stage joint island retaking drill
    Tokyo (AFP) June 11, 2013 Japan and the United States have started a joint drill to practise retaking remote islands, the Japanese government said Tuesday, as Tokyo and Beijing continue to face off over a disputed archipelago. Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, who has previously stressed "Dawn Blitz" was not aimed at China, told reporters that the joint exercise was designed to "significantly ...
    June 11, 2013 - Space War
  • Japan, US stage joint island retaking drill
    Tokyo (AFP) June 11, 2013 Japan and the United States have started a joint drill to practise retaking remote islands, the Japanese government said Tuesday, as Tokyo and Beijing continue to face off over a disputed archipelago. Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, who has previously stressed "Dawn Blitz" was not aimed at China, told reporters that the joint exercise was designed to "significantly ...
    June 11, 2013 - Space War