# die Praxis

die Praxis is a German noun meaning “practice”. Forms: der Praxis, die Praxen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Praxis
- Plural: die Praxen

## In other languages

- Русский: практика, опыт

## Meanings

1. practice, experience
2. practice, praxis (opposite of theory)
   - In der Praxis kommt das selten vor. — That rarely ever occurs in practice.
3. surgery (UK), doctor's office (US), practice (UK, South Africa) (workplace of a self-employed doctor)
   - Mein Zahnarzt hat viele Blumen in der Praxis. — My dentist has a lot of flowers in his surgery.

## Examples

- Was heißt das in der Praxis? — What does that mean in practice?
- Er setzte seine Ideen in die Praxis um. — He brought his ideas into practice.
- Für die Praxis brauche ich ein bisschen mehr. — I need to practise a bit more.
- Die Kinderärztin hat ihre Praxis im fünften Stockwerk. — The paediatric practice is on the fifth floor.
- Es fehlt ihr an Praxis. — She lacks practice.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Praxis