un rehearsed
verb (used with object)
1.
to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
2.
to drill or train (an actor, musician, etc.) by rehearsal, as for some performance or part.
3.
to relate the facts or particulars of; recount.
verb (used without object)
4.
to rehearse a play, part, etc.; participate in a rehearsal.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English rehersen, rehercen < Middle French rehercier to repeat, equivalent to re- re- + hercier to strike, harrow (derivative of herce, herse a harrow); see hearse
1300–50; Middle English rehersen, rehercen < Middle French rehercier to repeat, equivalent to re- re- + hercier to strike, harrow (derivative of herce, herse a harrow); see hearse
Related forms
re·hears·a·ble, adjective
re·hears·er, noun
un·re·hears·a·ble, adjective
un·re·hearsed, adjective
un·re·hears·ing, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to practise (a play, concert, etc), in preparation for public performance |
| 2. | (tr) to run through; recount; recite: the official rehearsed the grievances of the committee |
| 3. | (tr) to train or drill (a person or animal) for the public performance of a part in a play, show, etc |
| [C16: from Anglo-Norman rehearser, from Old French rehercier to harrow a second time, from | |
| re'hearser | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
rehearse
c.1300, "to give an account of," from Anglo-Fr. rehearser, O.Fr. rehercier "to go over again, repeat," lit. "to rake over," from re- "again" + hercier "to rake, harrow" (see hearse). Meaning "to say over again" is from mid-14c.; sense of "practice a play, part, etc." is from
1570s. Rehearsal dinner first attested 1953.
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