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practical
[ prak-ti-kuhl ]
adjective
- of or relating to practice or action:
practical mathematics.
Synonyms:
- consisting of, involving, or resulting from practice or action:
a practical application of a rule.
- of, relating to, or concerned with ordinary activities, business, or work:
a habitual dreamer, who can't be bothered with practical affairs.
- adapted or designed for actual use; useful:
practical instructions.
- engaged or experienced in actual practice or work:
a practical politician credited with much legislation.
- inclined toward or fitted for actual work or useful activities:
looking for a practical person to fill this position.
- mindful of the results, usefulness, advantages or disadvantages, etc., of action or procedure.
Antonyms: , , ,
- being such in practice or effect; virtual:
Her promotion to manager is a practical certainty.
- Theater. practicable ( def 3 ).
practical
/ ˈæɪə /
adjective
- of, involving, or concerned with experience or actual use; not theoretical
- of or concerned with ordinary affairs, work, etc
- adapted or adaptable for use
- of, involving, or trained by practice
- being such for all useful or general purposes; virtual
noun
- an examination in the practical skills of a subject
a science practical
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˌپˈٲ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·پ···ٲ [prak-ti-, kal, -i-tee], ·پ··Ա noun
- ԴDz··پ· adjective
- ԴDz··پ··ly adverb
- non··پ··Ա noun
- ··پ· adjective
- ܲ·-·پ· adjective
- ܲ·-·پ··ly adverb
- ···پ· adjective
- ܱ·ٰ··پ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of practical1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of practical1
Idioms and Phrases
see to all intents and (for all practical) purposes .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
This will require them to take practical actions to reduce the risk of physical harm and the impact of a terrorist attack.
Where “Will” is told with a straightforward directness, confronting practical realities, “Nightshift” is a film of ambiguous evocation, existing in an interzone between waking, dreaming and nightmare.
Musk's critics say he has practical reasons to care about the Wisconsin race.
He is expected to call for a "more practical and visible cooperation" in a unionist caucus of parliamentarians who are dedicated to "upending the protocol" and all its ramifications.
This is for all practical purposes, a coup against the US government and the American people.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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