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practical

[ prak-ti-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to practice or action:

    practical mathematics.

    Synonyms:

  2. consisting of, involving, or resulting from practice or action:

    a practical application of a rule.

  3. of, relating to, or concerned with ordinary activities, business, or work:

    a habitual dreamer, who can't be bothered with practical affairs.

  4. adapted or designed for actual use; useful:

    practical instructions.

  5. engaged or experienced in actual practice or work:

    a practical politician credited with much legislation.

  6. inclined toward or fitted for actual work or useful activities:

    looking for a practical person to fill this position.

  7. mindful of the results, usefulness, advantages or disadvantages, etc., of action or procedure.

    Antonyms: , , ,

  8. being such in practice or effect; virtual:

    Her promotion to manager is a practical certainty.



practical

/ 藞辫谤忙办迟瑟办蓹濒 /

adjective

  1. of, involving, or concerned with experience or actual use; not theoretical
  2. of or concerned with ordinary affairs, work, etc
  3. adapted or adaptable for use
  4. of, involving, or trained by practice
  5. being such for all useful or general purposes; virtual
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an examination in the practical skills of a subject

    a science practical

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

A distinction is usually made between practical and practicable. Practical refers to a person, idea, project, etc, as being more concerned with or relevant to practice than theory: he is a very practical person; the idea had no practical application. Practicable refers to a project or idea as being capable of being done or put into effect: the plan was expensive, yet practicable
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Derived Forms

  • 藢辫谤补肠迟颈藞肠补濒颈迟测, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫谤补肠路迟颈路肠补濒路颈路迟测 [prak-ti-, kal, -i-tee], 辫谤补肠路迟颈路肠补濒路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍路辫谤补肠路迟颈路肠补濒 adjective
  • 苍辞苍路辫谤补肠路迟颈路肠补濒路ly adverb
  • non路辫谤补肠路迟颈路肠补濒路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 辫谤别路辫谤补肠路迟颈路肠补濒 adjective
  • 辩耻补路蝉颈-辫谤补肠路迟颈路肠补濒 adjective
  • 辩耻补路蝉颈-辫谤补肠路迟颈路肠补濒路ly adverb
  • 蝉别尘路颈路辫谤补肠路迟颈路肠补濒 adjective
  • 耻濒路迟谤补路辫谤补肠路迟颈路肠补濒 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of practical1

First recorded in 1375鈥1425; late Middle English. See practic, -al 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of practical1

C17: from earlier practic, from French pratique, via Late Latin from Greek praktikos, from prassein to experience, negotiate, perform
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Idioms and Phrases

see to all intents and (for all practical) purposes .
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Synonym Study

Practical, judicious, sensible refer to good judgment in action, conduct, and the handling of everyday matters. Practical suggests the ability to adopt means to an end or to turn what is at hand to account: to adopt practical measures for settling problems. Judicious implies the possession and use of discreet judgment, discrimination, and balance: a judicious use of one's time. Sensible implies the possession and use of sound reason and shrewd common sense: a sensible suggestion.
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Some learners say they're also worried about their theory tests expiring as they only last for two years - and you need one to take a practical test.

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Three quarters of the 319 driving test centres across Great Britain have hit the maximum average waiting time of 24 weeks to book a practical test, the BBC has found.

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"Something like this is not a practical form of transport in any way but it's had eight million views on YouTube, so it's done rather well," he said.

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Bob had that natural inclination, along with a strong curiosity and that thing Ray Bradbury called 鈥榦ptimistic behaviorism,鈥 the ability to be realistic and practical.鈥

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Instead, just a small number of practical subjects such as woodworking and cakemaking will drop exams next year and the rest will continue as they were.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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