Difference between Do and Practice

What is the difference between Do and Practice?

Do as a noun is a function, celebration, party. while Practice as a noun is repetition of an activity to improve skill.

Do

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A function, celebration, party. A hairdo. A period of confusion or argument. Something that can or should be done (usually in the phrase dos and don'ts). A syllable used in solfège to represent the first and eighth tonic of a major scale.

Part of speech: abbreviation

Definition: ditto

Part of speech: verb

Definition: (auxiliary) A syntactic marker. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker. To perform; to execute. To suffice. To be reasonable or acceptable. To have (as an effect). To fare; to succeed or fail. To have as one's job. To cook. To travel in, to tour, to make a circuit of. To treat in a certain way. To spend (time) in jail. To impersonate or depict. To kill. To have sex with. (See also do it) To cheat or swindle. To convert into a certain form; especially, to translate. To finish.

Practice

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Repetition of an activity to improve skill.The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.The observance of religious duties which a Church requires of its members.A customary action, habit, or behavior; a manner or routine.Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.To repeat an activity in this way.To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).To conspire.To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.

Example sentence: Aaah, summer - that long anticipated stretch of lazy, lingering days, free of responsibility and rife with possibility. It's a time to hunt for insects, master handstands, practice swimming strokes, conquer trees, explore nooks and crannies, and make new friends.

We hope you now know whether to use Do or Practice in your sentence.

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