Rehearse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation [ɹɪˈhɜːs] · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Rehearse is a verb meaning (transitive) To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.
Meaning
(transitive) To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To narrate; to relate; to tell; to recount.
- (transitive, theater) To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal.
- To contrive and carefully prepare (a story, etc.) to offer consistency.
- (ambitransitive) To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater.
Example Sentences
He […] has been rehearsed by Madame Defarge as to his having seen Her […]
In sober mornings, do not thou reherse / The holy incantation of a verse .
The lawyer advised her client to rehearse her testimony before the trial date.
The witness rehearsed the events of the night before for the listening detectives.
Word Forms
- rehearses
- rehearsing
- rehearsed
Synonyms for rehearse
Depending on context, synonyms include practice, practise.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include practise, practice, recapitulate, repetition, repeating, reiterate.
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