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praktisch — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • convenient adj Easy to use or reach; not causing extra trouble or effort.
  • expedient adjective Convenient and practical for achieving a goal, though not necessarily right or moral.
  • handy adj Convenient and useful; easy to use.
  • practical adj Concerned with actual practice and results rather than theory.
  • practically adv Almost entirely; nearly.
  • serviceable adj Easy to service.
  • virtually adv Almost entirely; for all practical purposes.

Senses

praktisch is used for these senses in English:

  • convenient Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
  • expedient (obsolete) Expeditious, quick, rapid.
  • hands-on Involving active participation.
  • handy Easy to use, useful.
  • practically In practice; in effect or in actuality, though possibly not officially, technically, or legally.
  • serviceable Easy to service.
  • virtually Almost but not quite.

convenient — full definition

  1. adj Easy to use or reach; not causing extra trouble or effort.
  2. adj So neatly suited to someone's interests that it seems suspicious or too easy to be an accident.

expedient — full definition

  1. adjective Convenient and practical for achieving a goal, though not necessarily right or moral.
  2. noun A convenient method used to achieve a result quickly, especially as a shortcut.

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