English Dictionary
Definition of “rehearse”
rehearse (rɪˈhɜːs
)
Definitions
verb
- to practise (a play, concert, etc), in preparation for public performance
- (tr) to run through; recount; recite ⇒
the official rehearsed the grievances of the committee
- (tr) to train or drill (a person or animal) for the public performance of a part in a play, show, etc
Alternative Forms
reˈhearser noun Word Origin
C16: from Anglo-Norman rehearser , from Old French rehercier to harrow a second time, from re- + herce harrow
Synonyms
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=
practise,
prepare,
run through,
go over,
train,
act,
study,
ready,
repeat,
drill,
try out,
recite,
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recite,
practise,
go over,
run through,
tell,
list,
detail,
describe,
review,
relate,
depict,
spell out,
recount,
narrate,
trot out,
delineate,
enumerate,
Translations
- British English:
rehearse
When people rehearse a play, dance, or piece of music, they practise it.The actors are rehearsing a play. They have been rehearsing for several weeks.rɪˈhɜːs VERB The actors are rehearsing a play. They have been rehearsing for several weeks.
- Spanish:
ensayar
v
- French:
répéter
vi
- German:
proben
v
- Chinese: 排练 v
- Arabic: يَتَدَرَّبُ v
- Portuguese: ensaiar v
- Russian: репетировать v
- Croatian: isprobati v
- Czech: zkoušet v
- Danish: øve (sig) v
- Dutch: repeteren v
- Finnish: harjoitella v
- Greek: κάνω πρόβα v
- Italian: fare le prove v
- Japanese: リハーサルをする v
- Korean: 예행 연습하다 v
- Norwegian: øve v
- Polish: zrobić próbe v robić próbę
- Brazilian Portuguese: ensaiar v
- European Spanish:
ensayar
v
- Swedish: repetera v
- Thai: ฝึกซ้อม v
- Turkish: prova etmek v
- Vietnamese: diễn tập v
Usage examples
Then she goes, `I've told you this before, but I'll rehearse it with you again.
Dhondy, Farrukh, Come to Mecca (1993)But frontman Jason Lytle apologised for not playing more from the album, admitting: "We haven't had time to rehearse the new stuff yet.
NME (New Musical Express) (2003)``He'd ring you at one in the morning wanting to rehearse ,' the choreographer chuckles.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)They gave up a day off so I could come in and rehearse with them.
Sun, News of the World (2002)Holding the pain of loss as bereaved people rehearse the details of the death is very helpful.
Pearson, Althea, Growing Through Loss and Grief (1994)
