practiced
PRAK-tist/ˈpɹæktɪst/
UK spellingpractised
- 1Past tense and past participle of practice. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
She practiced the piano for an hour after school.
They practiced their lines until everyone knew them by heart.
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- 2Very good at something because you have done it many times.
Like someone who has ridden a bike so often they never have to think about it.
She is a practiced cook who never needs a recipe.
With practiced ease, he tied the knot in just a few seconds.
Similarskilled, expert, experienced, seasoned, adept
Oppositeinexperienced, unskilled, inept, raw
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practiced is a form of practice
practice, verb: To do something many times so you get better at it, or to make others do this. Full entry
- Forms
- practicepractices he/she/itpracticing -ing formpracticed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- practice → practiced: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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