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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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   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.

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   rehearse: [verb] to say again : repeat. to recite aloud in a formal manner.

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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.

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   Define rehearse. rehearse synonyms, rehearse pronunciation, rehearse translation, English dictionary definition of rehearse. v. re·hearsed , re·hears·ing , re·hears·es v. tr. 1. a. To practice in preparation for a public performance. See Synonyms at practice. b. To practice by...

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   rehearse: 1 v engage in a rehearsal (of) Synonyms: practice , practise Types: walk through perform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsal scrimmage practice playing (a sport) Type of: do , execute , perform carry out or perform an action

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

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   3 meanings: 1. to practise (a play, concert, etc), in preparation for public performance 2. to run through; recount; recite 3..... Click for more definitions.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionrehearse verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    [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. rehearse something/somebody Today, we'll just be rehearsing the final scene.; The actors were poorly rehearsed. Topics Film and theatre b2

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    rehearse meaning: to practise a play, dance, etc in order to prepare for a performance. Learn more.