practical
adjective (EXPERIENCE) /ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl/Definition
B2 relating to experience, real situations, or actions rather than ideas or imagination: Qualifications are important but practical experience is always an advantage. The service offers young people practical advice on finding a job. What's the use of theoretical knowledge that has no practical application?Experiencing and suffering for all practical purposes › in fact: Dr Frampton is in charge, but for all practical purposes, her assistant runs the office.True, real, false, and unreal
(Definition of practical adjective (EXPERIENCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (straight) from the horse's mouth idiom
- afflict verb
- affliction noun
- almost/nearly die of sth idiom
- be a victim of your own success idiom
- be at/on the receiving end idiom
- cursed adjective (HAVING BAD LUCK)
- depth noun (STRENGTH)
- eaten up with/by sth idiom
- experience verb
- exposure noun (EXPERIENCE)
- fall prey/victim to sth/sb idiom
- firsthand adverb
- nurse verb (FEEL EMOTION)
- stricken adjective
- suffer verb (EXPERIENCE)
- survive verb
- survivor noun
- take/have a knock idiom
- victim noun
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Experiencing and suffering
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