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   Re·hearse

   /rəˈhərs/

   

   verb

   • 1. practice (a play, piece of music, or other work) for later public performance: "we were rehearsing a play" Similar preparepracticetry outread throughsing throughwalk throughrun through/overgo overinformal:run downpracticehave a practice sessionpreparehave a trial performancego through one's paces
   • ▪ supervise (a performer or group) that is practicing for later public performance: "he listened to Charlie rehearsing the band" Similar traindrillpreparecoachtutorgroomput someone through their pacesteachinstructschooldirectguideinculcate
   • ▪ mentally prepare or recite (words one intends to say): "he had rehearsed a thousand fine phrases"
   • ▪ state (a list of points, especially those that have been made many times before); enumerate: "criticisms of factory farming have been rehearsed often enough" Similar enumeratelistitemizedetailspell outset outpresentspecifynamegivedescribedelineatecatalogreciterattle offrestaterepeatreiteraterecapitulaterecountgo overrun throughreviewinformal:recap

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘repeat aloud’): from Old French rehercier, perhaps from re- ‘again’ + hercer ‘to harrow’, from herse ‘harrow’ (see hearse).

   Derivatives

   • 1. rehearser noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com · dictionary · rehearseRehearse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of REHEARSE is to say again : repeat. How to use rehearse in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org · dictionary · englishREHEARSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   REHEARSE definition: 1. to practise a play, a piece of music, etc. in order to prepare it for public performance: 2…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com · browse · rehearseREHEARSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Rehearse definition: to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.. See examples of REHEARSE used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com · dictionary · rehearseRehearse - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   If you're nervous about something, like asking someone to the prom, you might rehearse it in your mind. At the root of rehearse is the Old French word rehercier, which means both "go over again," and "rake and turn over the soil."

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com · us · definitionrehearse verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   rehearse. [intransitive, transitive] to practise or make people practise a play, piece of music, etc. in preparation for a public performance. rehearse (for something) We were given only two weeks to rehearse. We're rehearsing for the show.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com · dictionary · englishREHEARSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   to repeat aloud as heard or read; recite. 2. to tell in detail; narrate or describe in sequence and at length. 3. a. to perform (a play, concert, etc.) for practice, in preparation for a public or formal performance. b. to repeat or practice as if rehearsing. to rehearse an alibi.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org · us · dictionaryREHEARSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   rehearse. verb [ I/T ] us / rɪˈhɜrs /. Add to word list. to practice something, such as music or a speech, or lead a person or group in practicing it, in order to prepare for a public performance: [ I ] We rehearse all day and do the show that evening.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com · rehearseRehearse - definition of rehearse by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com · definition · american_englishrehearse verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    rehearse. [intransitive, transitive] to practice or make people practice a play, piece of music, etc. in preparation for a public performance rehearse (for something) We were given only two weeks to rehearse. rehearse something/somebody Today, we'll just be rehearsing the final scene.

11. www.yourdictionary.com · rehearseRehearse Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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    Rehearse definition: To practice (a part in a play or a piece of music, for example) in preparation for a public performance.