单词	practicable
释义	practicableprac‧ti‧ca‧ble /ˈpræktɪkəbəl/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINpracticable Origin: 1600-1700 French praticable, from pratiquer ‘to put into practice’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The company merger will take place as soon as practicable. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As a result of these constraints the first practicable date for the sale is this July. For this reason phasing of the works is not practicable. In familial cases without a gene defect regular echocardiograms are the only practicable screening method. Is it the best that can be achieved, the nearest practicable approximation to the democratic principle? Mr. Kenneth Carlisle Equipment procurement including development is already subject to competitive tendering wherever practicable. This is regrettable, certainly, and everything should be done to make the lives of these animals as good as practicable. This is, as already indicated, a foster home where practicable. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► reasonably · The burden of proving that it was not reasonably practicable would appear to fall on the defendant.· In other words, they would have found it was reasonably practicable to present the claim in time.· However, the test is objective, so that the act must be done as soon as reasonably practicable. ► where · Carriage by water was used where practicable, taking produce into the City from market gardens alongside the Thames.· This is, as already indicated, a foster home where practicable.· The sheer numbers of creatures involved, particularly rats and mice, demands that where practicable they are bred for the purpose. NOUN► means · The word practicable means that the employer must prove the impracticability of precautions. Word family WORD FAMILYnounpracticalpracticalitiespracticality ≠ impracticalitypracticability ≠ impracticabilityadjectivepracticable ≠ impracticablepractical ≠ impracticaladverbpractically ≠ impracticallypracticably ≠ impracticably a practicable way of doing something is possible in a particular situation OPP  impracticable:  The only practicable course of action is to sell the company. It is their duty to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the equipment is safe.it is practicable (for somebody) to do something It may not always be practicable to follow exactly the recommendations.—practicably adverb—practicability /ˌpræktɪkəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
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