Practical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

concerned with actual use or practice

guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈæktɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈaktɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈaktɪkəl/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹˈæktɪkəl/.

Examples

he is a very practical person
the idea had no practical application
a practical knowledge of Japanese

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pragmatic hard-nosed virtual hardheaded

Antonyms

impractical

Parts of Speech

adjective	concerned with actual use or practice “he is a very practical person”
adjective	guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory “a hardheaded appraisal of our position”
adjective	being actually such in almost every respect “a practical failure”
adjective	having or put to a practical purpose or use “practical mathematics”

Word Forms

practice	noun	a customary way of operation or behavior
practicality	noun	concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
pragmatism	noun	the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

praktisch

sich auf die tatsächliche Verwendung oder Praxis beziehen

🇫🇷French

pratique

concerné par l'utilisation ou la pratique réelle

🇪🇸Spanish

práctico

relacionado con el uso o práctica real

🇮🇹Italian

pratico

riguarda l’uso o la pratica reale

🇳🇱Dutch

praktisch

betrekking hebben op feitelijk gebruik of praktijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

prático

preocupado com o uso ou prática real

🇷🇺Russian

практичный

касается фактического использования или практики

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यावहारिक

वास्तविक उपयोग या अभ्यास से संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যবহারিক

প্রকৃত ব্যবহার বা অনুশীলনের সাথে সংশ্লিষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

நடைமுறை

உண்மையான பயன்பாடு அல்லது நடைமுறையுடன் தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆచరణాత్మకమైనది

వాస్తవ ఉపయోగం లేదా అభ్యాసానికి సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यावहारिक

वास्तविक वापर किंवा सराव संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યવહારુ

વાસ્તવિક ઉપયોગ અથવા પ્રેક્ટિસ સાથે સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ

ನಿಜವಾದ ಬಳಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രായോഗികം

യഥാർത്ഥ ഉപയോഗത്തിലോ പരിശീലനത്തിലോ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਹਾਰਕ

ਅਸਲ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਜਾਂ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

عملی

اصل استعمال یا مشق سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

实际的

与实际使用或实践有关

🇯🇵Japanese

実用的

実際の使用または実践に関するもの

🇰🇷Korean

현실적인

실제 사용이나 실습과 관련된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thực tế

liên quan đến việc sử dụng hoặc thực hành thực tế

🇹🇭Thai

ใช้ได้จริง

ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการใช้งานหรือการปฏิบัติจริง

🇮🇩Indonesian

praktis

berkaitan dengan penggunaan atau praktik sebenarnya

🇵🇭Filipino

praktikal

nababahala sa aktwal na paggamit o kasanayan

🇲🇾Malay

praktikal

berkenaan dengan penggunaan atau amalan sebenar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عملي

المعنية بالاستخدام الفعلي أو الممارسة

🇮🇷Persian

عملی

مربوط به استفاده یا عمل واقعی است

🇹🇷Turkish

pratik

fiili kullanım veya pratikle ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַעֲשִׂי

עוסק בשימוש או בפועל בפועל

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