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Definitions for rehearse
rɪˈhɜrsre·hearse

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rehearse, practise, practiceverb

    engage in a rehearsal (of)

Wiktionary

  1. rehearseverb

    To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.

    There's no need to rehearse the same old argument; we've heard it before, and we all agree.

  2. rehearseverb

    To narrate; to relate; to tell.

    The witness rehearsed the events of the night before for the listening detectives.

  3. rehearseverb

    To practice by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation; as, to rehearse a tragedy.

    The lawyer advised her client to rehearse her testimony before the trial date.

  4. rehearseverb

    To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal.

    The director rehearsed the cast incessantly in the days leading up to opening night, and as a result they were tired and cranky when it arrived.

  5. Etymology: From rehersen, from reherser.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Rehearseverb

    Etymology: from rehear. Skinner.

    Rehearse not unto another that which is told. Ecclus.

    Of modest poets be thou just,
    To silent shades repeat thy verse,
    ’Till same and echo almost burst,
    Yet hardly dare one line rehearse. Jonathan Swift.

    Great master of the muse! inspir’d
    The pedigree of nature to rehearse,
    And sound the maker’s work in equal verse. Dryden.

    All Rome is pleased, when Statius will rehearse. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. rehearse

    To rehearse means to practice or train for a performance, activity, or event. It involves going through the details, sequences, or procedures to ensure fluency, accuracy, and perfection. This could apply to various contexts such as music, theater, speech, dance, or even preparing for a presentation or specific situation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rehearseverb

    to repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite

  2. Rehearseverb

    to narrate; to relate; to tell

  3. Rehearseverb

    to recite or repeat in private for experiment and improvement, before a public representation; as, to rehearse a tragedy

  4. Rehearseverb

    to cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal

  5. Rehearseverb

    to recite or repeat something for practice

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rehearse in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rehearse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of rehearse in a Sentence

  1. Ani Difranco, Letter to a John:

    We barely have time to react in this world, let alone rehearse.

  2. Ian Ziering:

    We actually got a chance to rehearse our scenes together and have some great poignant moments, when you meet Gilbert Shepard you understand what makes Fin tick. It's kind of nice. It's very grounded and it's wonderful character development, because you can't always be slicing through sharks. You've got to ground it in a humanity. This movie does it very nicely with Fin Shepard and his family.

  3. Rob Luffman:

    The VFW members were kind, happy and elated to do the film. The VFW members took a few minutes to rehearse since The VFW members havent done a ceremony since February. I believe The VFW members said The VFW members did 86 of The VFW members last year. When it was ready to do go, The VFW members did the show -- filmed in one take. It brings tears to the eyes. Everything was perfect.

  4. Bob Newhart:

    There was nobody like Dean, he was fearless. I think I did 24 shows of Dean’s. He came in on Sunday and he didn’t rehearse, and no one else in the business could do that. But he could get away with it and he’d make mistakes and he’d make a lot of the mistakes.

  5. Hugh Jackman:

    This is a time we've never known. We're in our fourth preview, we're all just sort of learning so swings and understudies have not had a chance to learn, they watch from the corner of a room while we rehearse, while we get to practice over and over again. They just get to watch and write notes and then five hours before performance they're told,' You're on by the way, you've got a wig fitting, go !'.

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