in practice

prepositional phrase

Really, in effect; not just hypothetically.

“The new tax should have helped the farming community. But in practice farmers generally appear to be worse off than before.”

Opposite
out of practice
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Really, in effect; not just hypothetically.

    The new tax should have helped the farming community. But in practice farmers generally appear to be worse off than before.

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    12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift On paper, Continental Drift boasts a jaw-dropping voice cast, including but not limited to Jennifer Lopez, Patrick Stewart, Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Alan Tudyk. But in practice, the overstuffed ensemble leaves the cast no room to distinguish themselves, and directors Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier don’t seem interested in coaxing performances that might render their money stars less identifiable.

    The DfT has yet to announce how the regulations will work in practice.

    2023 October 4, Mel Holley, “Network News: Strikes: MPs seek assurance on minimum service levels”, in RAIL, number 993, page 24
  2. Regularly practising an activity so as to remain skilled in it.

    Antonyms: out of practice

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositional phraseRegularly practising an activity so as to remain skilled in it.

Opposite
out of practice
Also see
de factofor all intents and purposesfor all practical purposesin all but namein reality

Translations

Ancient Greek τῷ ὄντι
  • τῷ ὄντι (tōî ónti)really, in effect
Catalan a la pràctica
  • a la pràcticareally, in effect
Esperanto praktike
  • praktikereally, in effect
Finnish käytännössä
  • käytännössäreally, in effect
French pratiquement, en pratique
  • pratiquementreally, in effect
  • en pratiquereally, in effect
Greek στην πράξη
  • στην πράξη (stin práxi)really, in effect
Hebrew בפועל
  • בפועל (bafó'al)really, in effect
Hungarian valójában, gyakorlatilag
  • valójábanreally, in effect
  • gyakorlatilagreally, in effect
  • a gyakorlatbanreally, in effect
Italian in pratica, nella pratica
  • in praticareally, in effect
  • nella praticareally, in effect
Latin in actu
  • in actureally, in effect
Norwegian i praksis
  • i praksisreally, in effect
Polish w praktyce
  • w praktycereally, in effect
Portuguese na prática
  • na práticareally, in effect
Romanian în practică
  • în practicăreally, in effect
Spanish en la práctica
  • en la prácticareally, in effect
Swedish i praktiken
  • i praktikenreally, in effect
Cite this entry
APA

in practice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20practice

MLA

“in practice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20practice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in practice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20practice.

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