practice game
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈpræktɪs ɡeɪm/
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partido de práctica
- During the practice game, the coach tested different lineups without any pressure.
- just a practice game
Examples
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And speaking of which, uh, I ran into Burt Morris last week, and he said you missed a couple of practice games.
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Aren't those just practice games?
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- No, we had a practice game today.
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We need a practice game saturday, wanna come play?
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At a practice game in the university gym, Coach Dean Smith points at Michael.
Fiction book (1999) -
The psychophysical assessments were identical to those used in the training phase, with three main differences: First, prior to the administration of each psychophysical task, participants completed a short practice game in which they received five trials where D was set to the maximum initial level.
Academic text (2012) -
Presumably, one of the remaining nine players had fired the shot, since this had been a practice game without spectators, on a deserted playground court, on a sizzling Friday evening in August.
Fiction book (1999) -
Two children (one from the VFD group, one from the NI group) did not achieve four out of five correct responses on the AFD practice game even after four repetitions, and so their AFD ability was not assessed at pre-test.
Academic text (2012) -
We played a practice game yesterday to work on our new strategies.
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The team scheduled a practice game to prepare for the upcoming tournament.
Synonyms
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3.3
A sports match played for practice or fun that does not count in official results
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7.0
A practice game played between members of the same team
How Competitive
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3.0
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2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'practice' (repeated exercise/training) with 'game' (a contest), so a 'practice game' naturally denotes a game played for training rather than for official standings. This straightforward noun+noun composition follows common English modifier patterns and is cross-linguistically recognizable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should infer the meaning.
Etymology
Practice game The noun practice game comes from the idea of a practice that is played like a real game so players can try ideas and learn. Teams use it to 'improve skills' and 'test strategies' without the result counting for the season, so it means a game for practice, not for official results.