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Definition of rehearse
rehearsed
;rehearsing
transitive verb
1a : to say again : repeatb : to recite aloud in a formal manner
2 : to present an account of : relate rehearse a familiar story
3 : to recount in order : enumerate rehearsed their demands
4a : to give a rehearsal ofb : to train or make proficient by rehearsal
5 : to perform or practice as if in a rehearsal
intransitive verb
: to engage in a rehearsal
rehearser
nounPeople Are Reading
Examples of rehearse in a Sentence
The orchestra is rehearsing a piece by Schumann.
The band stayed up late rehearsing for the big show.
We were allowed to watch the director rehearse the dancers.
lawyers rehearsing their closing arguments
He rehearsed his dance moves in front of the mirror.
Recent Examples of rehearse from the Web
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Mississippians along the coast performed a well-rehearsed routine: neighbors checking on neighbors.
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Q: What’s it like rehearsing with a bunch of lawyers and politicians – are there a lot of battles for creative control?
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My track started rehearsals in mid-May, though the rest of the cast had been rehearsing for several weeks at that point.
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See Darrow rehearse fight scenes with Matthew Schwader, who plays Laertes.
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In one studio, Divya Gokulnath, a biotech engineer and one of about a dozen teachers who appear in the videos, is rehearsing for a math tutorial.
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But recently, she's been grappling with a seven-month hiatus—an unnatural break for someone who's spent more days than not rehearsing from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and then taking the stage for an evening performance.
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Its tone dependent on Aimee’s brain, rehearsing in an empty hall.
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Aside from the 18-plus hours a week at the pool, the principal chair violist also won a National Award of Excellence for Musical Composition, finding the time to rehearse for orchestra and practice piano.
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Origin and Etymology of rehearse
Middle English rehersen, from Anglo-French rehercer, from re- + hercer to harrow, from herce harrow — more at hearse
REHEARSE Defined for English Language Learners
rehearse
playDefinition of rehearse for English Language Learners
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: to prepare for a public performance of a play, a piece of music, etc., by practicing the performance
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: to direct (a group of people) as they prepare for a public performance
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: to say or do (something) several times in order to practice
REHEARSE Defined for Kids
rehearse
playDefinition of rehearse for Students
rehearsed
;rehearsing
: to practice in private in preparation for a public performance We rehearsed our play.
History for rehearse
A device called a harrow is used to break up and smooth soil. Sometimes the first run with the harrow does not break up all the lumps of earth, and the farmer has to take the harrow over the ground more than once. The medieval French verb rehercer (from herce, “harrow”) meant “to go over again with a harrow.” English borrowed this verb as rehersen, later rehearse. When we rehearse something we are, so to speak, going over the same ground again and again.
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