rehearse Definition
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
- to perform (a play, concert, etc.) for practice, in preparation for a public or formal performance
- 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.
rehearse Synonyms
rehearse
v.
To tell
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.
rehearse Usage Examples
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.
Browse dictionary entries near rehearse
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- ‹ regurgitation
- ‹ regurgitate
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