Meaning
to put into practise/practice, to implement
- to do, to play (a sport)
- to practise/practice (medicine, law, science, etc.)
- to perform (an injection, a massage, an incision, artificial respiration, etc.)
In a sentence
Cerco di praticare ogni giorno i tuoi consigli.
I try to put your advice into practice every day.
Il medico pratica ancora in questo ospedale?
Does the doctor still practice at this hospital?
Gli hanno praticato un'iniezione subito dopo l'incidente.
They gave him an injection right after the accident.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| praticare | infinitive |
| pratichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| pratico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| praticate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pratichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| praticano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pratica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| praticavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| praticavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| praticavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| praticavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| praticavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| praticava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| praticammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| praticai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| praticaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| praticasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| praticarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| praticò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| praticheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| praticherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| praticherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| praticherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| praticheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| praticherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| pratichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| pratichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| pratichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pratichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pratichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pratichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| praticassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| praticassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| praticaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| praticassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| praticassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| praticasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| praticheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| praticherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| pratichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| praticheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| praticherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| praticherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pratichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| praticate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| pratica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| praticando | gerund |
| praticato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For sports or activities, praticare is common: praticare il tennis. Fare also works in speech, but praticare sounds more formal or specific.
- With professions or fields, use praticare medicina/diritto, not usually fare medicina in the same sense.
- For customs or religion, praticare can mean actively observe: praticare una religione, praticare il digiuno.