to keep on practicing
- phrasal verb
- Percy, you are a very talented guitar player, and if you keep on practicing, you could be great.
Examples
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"There is going to be that hint of nervousness in the beginning, but soon it will come naturally to someone who keeps on practicing."
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Keep on practicing, you'll get the hang of it.
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But then she just kept on practicing and she developed an interesting way of looking at things.
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Gotta keep on practicing and write away.
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This article clearly demonstrates that the best method to achieve success is to keep on practicing.
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- (door closes) - We'll just keep on practicing.
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We'll keep on practicing.
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If you keep on practicing your piano skills, you will perform beautifully at the concert.
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To become a better soccer player, you should keep on practicing your shooting technique every day.
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Even though it was difficult at first, he decided to keep on practicing until he mastered the dance.
Synonyms
To keep doing something without stopping
To do something again and again to become better at it
To continue at the same speed or level as others
Continue doing something well with the same effort
Practice an activity regularly to get better at a skill
Antonyms
How Persistent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to continue to practice' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'keep' (to continue) + 'on' (indicating continued duration) with 'practicing' (to repeat an activity to improve). This is a regular compositional pattern (keep on + V‑ing) in English and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Keep on practicing gives a clear picture: you keep doing something, stay on it, and keep practicing the same skill again and again until it gets better. So, it means 'to continue to practice' to improve or keep a skill.