Definisi : Dr Tahir membuka klinik selama 3 tahun di Ipoh sebelum berpindah ke Melaka; make a ~ of st, menjadikan sst satu kebiasaan: people who make a ~ of borrowing money, orang yg menjadikan meminjam duit satu kebiasaan; out of ~, lama tdk + approp v: don’t ask me to play the violin, I’m out of ~, janganlah suruh saya bermain violin, saya sudah lama tdk main; put st into ~, mempraktikkan, melaksanakan: we’ll put this theory into ~ at the first opportunity, kami akan mempraktikkan teori ini sebaik saja ada peluang. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ makes perfect, latihan menghasilkan kesempurnaan; in ~, a. in actuality, pd praktiknya: it looks fine in theory, but I’m sure it won’t work in ~, hal itu baik pd teorinya tetapi saya pasti tdk dapat dilaksanakan pd praktiknya; b. in training, berlatih: a pianist has to keep in ~, seorang pemain piano mestilah berlatih selalu; c. pursuing profession, (of a lawyer) membuka /praktik, firma/ guaman; (of a doctor) membuka klinik: Dr Tahir was in ~ in Ipoh for 3 years before moving to Malacca, (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 3. business establishment, (of a lawyer), /firma, praktik/ (guaman); (of a doctor) klinik: he has opened a posh legal ~ in Paris, dia telah membuka praktik guaman mewah di Paris; 4. performance of action, praktik: it is essential to combine theory with ~ in this case, menggabungkan teori dgn praktik adalah sangat penting dlm hal ini; 5. procedure (accepted in organization, institution) prosedur: in accordance with normal ~, mengikut prosedur biasa; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. habitual action,kebiasaan, amalan: it is their ~ to welcome their guests with garlands, sudah menjadi amalan mereka menyambut tetamu dgn kalungan bunga; as is o’s ~, spt kebiasaan sso: he went for a stroll after dinner as is his ~, dia pergi berjalan-jalan spt kebiasaannya selepas makan malam; 2. exercise, training, latihan: he goes to the stadium three times a week for football ~, dia pergi ke stadium tiga kali seminggu utk latihan bola sepak; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)