# practiced

Pronunciation: say "PRAK-tist" /ˈpɹæktɪst/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of practice. *(US)* — simple past and past participle of practice
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of practice. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The team practiced their drills every afternoon before the big game._
   - _He had practiced medicine for years before opening his own clinic._

## Adjective

2. Skillful and expert at a task as a result of repeated practice or long experience.
   - Simple: Very good at something because you have done it many times.
   - _Years of surgery had made her a practiced and confident operator._
   - _The diplomat handled the hostile questions with practiced calm._

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