definition of the word rehearse

• Rhymes: -??(r)s

to rehearse (third-person singular simple present rehearses, present participle rehearsing, simple past and past participle rehearsed)

1. 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. To narrate; to relate; to tell.

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

3. 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. 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.

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