praticar

Alternative forms

• practicar (obsolete)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin prāctica (“practical affairs”, “business”), from Ancient Greek πρᾱκτική (prāktikḗ, “practice, experience”), from πρακτικός (praktikós, “practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “I do”)

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾa.t͡ʃi.ˈka(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɾa.t͡ʃi.ˈka(ɻ)/
• Hyphenation: pra‧ti‧car

Verb

praticar (first-person singular present indicative pratico, past participle praticado)

1. to practice (to repeat an activity as a way of improving one’s skill)
2. to practice (to perform or observe in a habitual fashion)

   As pessoas deveriam praticar desporto.

   People should practice sport.