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rehearse
[ ri-hurs ]
verb (used with object)
- to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
- to drill or train (an actor, musician, etc.) by rehearsal, as for some performance or part.
- to relate the facts or particulars of; recount.
Synonyms: recapitulate, narrate, portray, describe, delineate
verb (used without object)
- to rehearse a play, part, etc.; participate in a rehearsal.
rehearse
/ rɪˈhɜːs /
verb
- to practise (a play, concert, etc), in preparation for public performance
- tr to run through; recount; recite
the official rehearsed the grievances of the committee
- tr to train or drill (a person or animal) for the public performance of a part in a play, show, etc
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Derived Forms
- reˈhearser, noun
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Other Words From
- re·hearsa·ble adjective
- re·hearser noun
- unre·hearsa·ble adjective
- unre·hearsed adjective
- unre·hearsing adjective
- well-re·hearsed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rehearse1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
You’re a professional and you got to know your lines and rehearse and practice.
A second lesson is for authorities to prepare and rehearse a security plan that will separate antagonists.
I’m going to tell you where we’re rehearsing and then you’ll have to pay me.
I would be mad, because I couldn’t run and he would keep me at it — music, music, rehearse, rehearse .
Nicole, who previously appeared so confident that cameras caught her rehearsing victory scenarios out loud, was especially shocked.
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