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rehearse

[ ri-hurs ]

verb (used with object)

rehearsed, rehearsing.
  1. to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
  2. to drill or train (an actor, musician, etc.) by rehearsal, as for some performance or part.
  3. to relate the facts or particulars of; recount.

    Synonyms: , , , ,



verb (used without object)

rehearsed, rehearsing.
  1. to rehearse a play, part, etc.; participate in a rehearsal.

rehearse

/ ɪˈɜː /

verb

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲹰, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·𲹰a· adjective
  • ·𲹰İ noun
  • un·𲹰a· adjective
  • ܲr·𲹰 adjective
  • ܲr·𲹰iԲ adjective
  • ɱ-·𲹰 adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rehearse1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English rehersen, rehercen, from Middle French rehercier “to repeat,” equivalent to re- “again, over and over” + hercier “to strike, harrow” (derivative of herce, herse “a harrow”); re-, hearse
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rehearse1

C16: from Anglo-Norman rehearser , from Old French rehercier to harrow a second time, from re- + herce harrow
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Synonym Study

See relate.
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According to court papers, Juror 5 told his fellow jurors he felt their stories seemed rehearsed.

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Rogen adds: “We would rehearse over Zoom; he wanted to read the scenes a bunch of times.”

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The girls were rehearsing for a performance in Hong Kong, when news of the ruling dropped.

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"After 30 years, I've genuinely forgotten how long you get to rehearse, and how long the working day is. I keep asking the young team, is this normal?"

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We watch as they rehearse their drills to evacuate an injured soldier under fire.

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