"practice makes perfect" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. If one practices a lot, they become good at it. Related terms: practice makes progress, perfect is the enemy of good Translations (If one practices a lot, they become good at it.): təkrar biliyin anasıdır (Azerbaijani), 熟能生巧 (suk⁶ nang⁴ sang¹ haau²) (Chinese Cantonese), 熟能生巧 (shúnéngshēngqiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), opakování matka moudrosti (Czech), øvelse gør mester (Danish), oefening baart kunst (Dutch), ekzercado lertigas (Esperanto), harjutamine teeb meistriks (Estonian), harjoitus tekee mestarin (Finnish), usage rend maître (French), c'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron (French), Übung macht den Meister (German), קשה באימונים קל בקרב (Hebrew), गाते गाते कला वंत हो जाते हैं (gāte gāte kalā vant ho jāte ha͠i) (Hindi), gyakorlat teszi a mestert (Hungarian), ismétlés a tudás anyja (Hungarian), æfingin skapar meistarann (Icelandic), hárjehusat rahkada measttir (Inari-Sami), la pratica rende esperti; sbagliando s'impara (Italian), val più la pratica della grammatica (Italian), 習うより慣れろ (narau yori narero) (Japanese), 鏡は重磨によって輝く (kagami wa jūma ni yotte kagayaku) (Japanese), 서당개 삼 년에 풍월 읇는다 (seodanggae sam nyeone pung'wol eulleunda) (Korean), repetītiō est māter studiōrum (Latin), fabricandō fit faber (Latin), exercitātiō artem parat (Latin), alah bisa, tegal biasa (Malay), il-pratika tagħmlek perfett (Maltese), øvelse gjør mester (Norwegian Bokmål), øving gjer meister (Norwegian Nynorsk), کار نیکو کردن از پر کردن است (kâr nêku kardan az por kardan ast) (Persian), ćwiczenie czyni mistrza (Polish), trening czyni mistrza (Polish), a prática faz a perfeição (Portuguese), повторе́ние мать уче́ния (povtorénije matʹ učénija) (Russian), у кого́ сноро́вка, тот рабо́тает ло́вко (u kovó snoróvka, tot rabótajet lóvko) (Russian), на́вык ма́стера ста́вит (návyk mástera stávit) (Russian), де́ло де́лу у́чит (délo délu účit) (Russian), is e an cleachdadh a nì teòma (Scottish Gaelic), вежба чини мајстора (Serbo-Croatian), vežba čini majstora (Serbo-Croatian), la práctica hace al maestro (Spanish), la práctica hace la perfección (Spanish), övning ger färdighet (Swedish), అభ్యాసం కూసు విద్య (abhyāsaṁ kūsu vidya) (Telugu), گاتے گاتے کلاونت ہو جاتے ہیں (gāte gāte kalāvant ho jāte ha͠i) (Urdu), có công mài sắt có ngày nên kim (Vietnamese)
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
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          "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
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          "word": "gyakorlat teszi a mestert"
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          "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
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          "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
          "word": "val più la pratica della grammatica"
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          "roman": "narau yori narero",
          "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
          "word": "習うより慣れろ"
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          "roman": "kagami wa jūma ni yotte kagayaku",
          "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
          "word": "鏡は重磨によって輝く"
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          "roman": "seodanggae sam nyeone pung'wol eulleunda",
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          "word": "repetītiō est māter studiōrum"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "lang_code": "la",
          "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
          "word": "fabricandō fit faber"
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          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
          "word": "exercitātiō artem parat"
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          "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
          "word": "alah bisa, tegal biasa"
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          "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
          "word": "il-pratika tagħmlek perfett"
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          "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
          "word": "øvelse gjør mester"
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          "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
          "word": "øving gjer meister"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "lang_code": "fa",
          "roman": "kâr nêku kardan az por kardan ast",
          "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
          "word": "کار نیکو کردن از پر کردن است"
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          "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
          "word": "ćwiczenie czyni mistrza"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
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          "roman": "povtorénije matʹ učénija",
          "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
          "word": "повторе́ние мать уче́ния"
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          "ref": "1986, R.E.M., “I Believe”, in Lifes Rich Pageant:",
          "text": "Golden words make practice, practice makes perfect, perfect is a fault, and fault lines change.",
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        "If one practices a lot, they become good at it."
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    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "lang_code": "az",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "təkrar biliyin anasıdır"
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      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "lang_code": "yue",
      "roman": "suk⁶ nang⁴ sang¹ haau²",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "熟能生巧"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "shúnéngshēngqiǎo",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "熟能生巧"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "opakování matka moudrosti"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "øvelse gør mester"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "oefening baart kunst"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "ekzercado lertigas"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "lang_code": "et",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "harjutamine teeb meistriks"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "harjoitus tekee mestarin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "usage rend maître"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "c'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "Übung macht den Meister"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "קשה באימונים קל בקרב"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "lang_code": "hi",
      "roman": "gāte gāte kalā vant ho jāte ha͠i",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "गाते गाते कला वंत हो जाते हैं"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "gyakorlat teszi a mestert"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "ismétlés a tudás anyja"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "æfingin skapar meistarann"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "la pratica rende esperti; sbagliando s'impara"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "val più la pratica della grammatica"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "narau yori narero",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "習うより慣れろ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "kagami wa jūma ni yotte kagayaku",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "鏡は重磨によって輝く"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "seodanggae sam nyeone pung'wol eulleunda",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "서당개 삼 년에 풍월 읇는다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "repetītiō est māter studiōrum"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "fabricandō fit faber"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "exercitātiō artem parat"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "lang_code": "ms",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "alah bisa, tegal biasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "lang_code": "mt",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "il-pratika tagħmlek perfett"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "øvelse gjør mester"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "øving gjer meister"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "kâr nêku kardan az por kardan ast",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "کار نیکو کردن از پر کردن است"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "ćwiczenie czyni mistrza"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "trening czyni mistrza"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "a prática faz a perfeição"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "povtorénije matʹ učénija",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "повторе́ние мать уче́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "u kovó snoróvka, tot rabótajet lóvko",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "у кого́ сноро́вка, тот рабо́тает ло́вко"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "návyk mástera stávit",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "на́вык ма́стера ста́вит"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "délo délu účit",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "де́ло де́лу у́чит"
    },
    {
      "code": "smn",
      "lang": "Inari-Sami",
      "lang_code": "smn",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "hárjehusat rahkada measttir"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "is e an cleachdadh a nì teòma"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "вежба чини мајстора"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "vežba čini majstora"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "la práctica hace al maestro"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "la práctica hace la perfección"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "övning ger färdighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "lang_code": "te",
      "roman": "abhyāsaṁ kūsu vidya",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "అభ్యాసం కూసు విద్య"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "lang_code": "ur",
      "roman": "gāte gāte kalāvant ho jāte ha͠i",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "گاتے گاتے کلاونت ہو جاتے ہیں"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "sense": "If one practices a lot, they become good at it.",
      "word": "có công mài sắt có ngày nên kim"
    }
  ],
  "word": "practice makes perfect"
}

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