- connected with real situations rather than with ideas or theories
- to have gained practical experience of the work
- He offered her some practical advice.
- What are the practical implications of the proposal?
- There are some obvious practical applications of the research.
- In practical terms, it means spending less.
- From a practical point of view, it isn't a good place to live.
- Yoga helps with practical matters such as injury prevention.
- Of how much practical use was the conference?
- Try to find a course which will allow you to develop the practical skills employers want.
- The fog could present some practical difficulties.
Extra Examples- I'll do something practical now and answer some mail.
- It's time to get practical!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (of an idea, a method or a course of action) right or sensible; likely to be successful synonym workable
- practical to do something I soon realized that it would have been more practical to walk.
- practical for somebody (to do something) It wouldn't be practical for us to go all that way just for the weekend.
- It was difficult to find a practical solution to the problem.
- The government is taking practical steps to deal with this issue.
- Travel by boat was often faster and more practical than travel along the primitive roads.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (of things) useful or suitable
- a practical little car, ideal for the city
- Cool, loose-fitting clothes are practical in a hot climate.
- practical for (doing) something a briefcase that is practical for both travelling and days at the office
- a feature that makes the system more practical
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (of a person) sensible and realistic
- Let's be practical and work out the cost first.
- He always adopted a severely practical tone.
- practical about something Sarah is quite practical about love and relationships.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (of a person) good at making or repairing things synonym handy
- Bob's very practical. He does all the odd jobs around the house.
- [only before noun] almost complete or total synonym virtual
- She married a practical stranger.
- They’re a practical certainty to win the game.
connected with real things
likely to work
useful
sensible
good at making things
almost total
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from archaic practic ‘practical’ (from Old French practique, via late Latin from Greek praktikos ‘concerned with action’, from prattein ‘do, act’) + -al.
Idioms
See practical in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee practical in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishfor (all) practical purposes
- used when you are stating what the reality of a situation is
- There's still another ten minutes of the game to go, but for practical purposes it's already over.
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