rehearse

re·hearse (ri hʉrs′)

transitive verb -·hearsed′, -·hears′·ing

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

Etymology: ME rehercen < OFr rehercer, lit., to harrow again < re-, again + hercer, to harrow < herce, a harrow: see hearse

intransitive verb

to rehearse a play, concert, etc.

To tell
describe, recount, relate; see narrate.
To repeat
tell again, retell, do over, go over, recapitulate, reenact; see also perform 1, repeat 3, talk 1.
To practice for a performance
drill, exercise, test, experiment, hold rehearsals, speak from a script, go through, run through, hold a reading, learn one's part; see also practice 1, try out for.

Object

reading: A rehearsed reading was given at the Waterman's Arts Center.
argument: Nor do I have to rehearse the arguments in favor of liberalization.
drill: There then followed six months of intensive training at Allahabad getting fit and rehearsing frontier warfare drills.
song: Upon arrival at the concert hall the band immediately rehearse the song again, by the way of a sound check.
dance: But most of the time was spent rehearsing the physically difficult ndayo dances.
scene: They have never rehearsed these scenes, or even been in this space together.

Adjective complement

weekly: We rehearse weekly in central Birmingham on Tuesdays - 6.30 to 8.30pm.

Modifying Another Word

mentally: I eyed up the climb, mentally rehearsing where each foot would go, to ensure the most fluid movement.
beforehand: The more questions and answers you rehearse beforehand, the less chance there is of this happening.
twice: They still manage to rehearse twice a week and are keen to broaden their horizons with some gigs out of town.
carefully: I unfolded my carefully rehearsed story to them listened to closely by Jane who sat nearby.
regularly: Please note: Your family should have a Fire Emergency Plan that you rehearse regularly.
well: You need to be well rehearsed at all the tricky spots.

Used with why or when

what: They were observed to rehearse what they are going to present to the other person in advance.

Preposition: in

studio: I put them up in Bed and Breakfast and they spent a couple of days rehearsing in Spaceward studio.

Preposition: with

band: She is rehearsing with a full band to play at an open air event on Sunday May 5th.

Preposition: for

concert: Meanwhile in the hall, the bairns were rehearsing for the concert on Friday.
tour: For now I'm going to concentrate on a tour that is being rehearsed for a tour of Spain at the moment.
week: We'd have to rehearse for weeks, get hot, but to be honest, I don't want that.
performance: These can be learned in a specific workshop with appropriate safety controls and rehearsed for performance if wished.

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