"practice makes perfect" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. If one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it. Related terms: practice makes progress, perfect is the enemy of good Translations (if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it): 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), 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 (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)

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          "roman": "povtorénije matʹ učénija",
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          "roman": "návyk mástera stávit",
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          "word": "övning ger färdighet"
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          "roman": "abhyāsaṁ kūsu vidya",
          "sense": "if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it",
          "word": "అభ్యాసం కూసు విద్య"
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          "roman": "gāte gāte kalāvant ho jāte ha͠i",
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      "sense": "if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it",
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      "sense": "if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it",
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "délo délu účit",
      "sense": "if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it",
      "word": "де́ло де́лу у́чит"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it",
      "word": "is e an cleachdadh a nì teòma"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it",
      "word": "вежба чини мајстора"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it",
      "word": "vežba čini majstora"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it",
      "word": "la práctica hace al maestro"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it",
      "word": "la práctica hace la perfección"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it",
      "word": "övning ger färdighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "abhyāsaṁ kūsu vidya",
      "sense": "if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it",
      "word": "అభ్యాసం కూసు విద్య"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "gāte gāte kalāvant ho jāte ha͠i",
      "sense": "if one practices an activity enough, one will eventually master it",
      "word": "⁧گاتے گاتے کلاونت ہو جاتے ہیں⁩"
    }
  ],
  "word": "practice makes perfect"
}

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