rehearse

verb

re·hearse ri-ˈhərs How to pronounce rehearse (audio)

rehearsed; rehearsing

transitive verb

: to say again : repeat

: to recite aloud in a formal manner

: to present an account of : relate

rehearse a familiar story

: to recount in order : enumerate

rehearsed their demands

: to give a rehearsal of

: to train or make proficient by rehearsal

: to perform or practice as if in a rehearsal

intransitive verb

: to engage in a rehearsal

rehearser noun

Example Sentences

The orchestra is rehearsing a piece by Schumann. The band stayed up late rehearsing for the big show. We were allowed to watch the director rehearse the dancers. lawyers rehearsing their closing arguments He rehearsed his dance moves in front of the mirror.

Recent Examples on the Web Music rehearsals resume for choir at 9 a.m., and handbells rehearse at 11:30 a.m.

Becca Martin-brown, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2022 Horses and bulls arrive around midday, and musicians get to the venue two hours later to rehearse.

Griselda Flores, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2022 Viewers saw Nacho fastidiously rehearse this high-stakes sleight of hand the previous night.

Dan Snierson, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2022 Gewirtz recalls the two stars routinely going off script to make cracks at one another, then refusing to meet or rehearse before live shows.

Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 The second episode of the series takes Fielder to Oregon, where a single, childless fortysomething named Angela signs up to rehearse the raising of a son from infancy to age eighteen.

Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 Bottom’s acting troupe, meanwhile, provides low comedy of the highest order, as the bickering performers rehearse their play with a heaping dose of vaudevillian slapstick.

Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 4 July 2022 The chorale hosts its sixth annual High School Honor Choir, an all-day event where about 100 high school choir students will rehearse with the master choir in a daylong workshop and then perform with the chorale in the afternoon.

Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2022 Besides offering venues to rehearse and present plays, the residency also includes lighting and sound design support as well as marketing and development mentorship.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2022 See More

rehearsed 1 of 2

adjective

as in prepared

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

prepared
premeditated
considered
planned
intended
premeditative
intentional
deliberate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unrehearsed
improvised
impromptu
extempore
unprepared
extemporaneous
improvisational
unstudied
extemporary
unplanned
unconsidered
unpremeditated
offhand
snap
unscripted
ad hoc
ad-lib
offhanded
off-the-cuff
spontaneous
spur-of-the-moment
instinctive
automatic
down and dirty
involuntary
impulsive

rehearsed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of rehearse

as in practiced

to do over and over so as to become skilled the orchestra rehearsed the symphony until they finally got it to the conductor's satisfaction

Synonyms & Similar Words

practiced
practised
repeated
refined
ran over
exercised
drilled
perfected
studied
grooved
reviewed
wrought (at or on)
prepared (for)
worked (at or on)
pointed (for)
trained (with)

as in described

to give an oral or written account of in some detail wrote a letter to the management rehearsing in lurid detail our terrible stay at their hotel

Synonyms & Similar Words

described
told
recounted
chronicled
narrated
related
recited
reported
set forth
detailed
charted
depicted
stated
uttered
voiced
revealed
delivered
itemized
disclosed
divulged
exposed
sketched
enumerated
particularized
rendered
expressed
reeled off
gave
bared
delineated
let on (about)

as in repeated

to say or state again rehearsed her story about why she was late as she walked into the meeting

Synonyms & Similar Words

repeated
iterated
reiterated
dinned
chimed
came again
paraphrased
summarized
echoed
recapitulated
reworded
encapsulated
outlined
mouthed
parroted
abstracted
recapped
reechoed
epitomized
summed up

as in recited

to specify one after another rehearsed the list of things he wanted for his birthday so that there would be no doubt in my mind

Synonyms & Similar Words

recited
listed
detailed
outlined
itemized
mentioned
enumerated
reeled off
cataloged
figured
calculated
tabulated
numerated
ticked (off)
diagrammed
cited
diagramed
tallied
charted
inventoried
graphed
catalogued
estimated
computed
named
reckoned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

generalized

单词	rehearsed
释义	rehearse verb re·hearse ri-ˈhərs rehearsed; rehearsing transitive verb 1 a : to say again : repeat b : to recite aloud in a formal manner 2 : to present an account of : relate rehearse a familiar story 3 : to recount in order : enumerate rehearsed their demands 4 a : to give a rehearsal of b : to train or make proficient by rehearsal 5 : to perform or practice as if in a rehearsal intransitive verb : to engage in a rehearsal rehearser noun Synonyms exercise practice practise run over See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The orchestra is rehearsing a piece by Schumann. The band stayed up late rehearsing for the big show. We were allowed to watch the director rehearse the dancers. lawyers rehearsing their closing arguments He rehearsed his dance moves in front of the mirror. Recent Examples on the Web Music rehearsals resume for choir at 9 a.m., and handbells rehearse at 11:30 a.m. Becca Martin-brown, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2022 Horses and bulls arrive around midday, and musicians get to the venue two hours later to rehearse. Griselda Flores, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2022 Viewers saw Nacho fastidiously rehearse this high-stakes sleight of hand the previous night. Dan Snierson, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2022 Gewirtz recalls the two stars routinely going off script to make cracks at one another, then refusing to meet or rehearse before live shows. Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 The second episode of the series takes Fielder to Oregon, where a single, childless fortysomething named Angela signs up to rehearse the raising of a son from infancy to age eighteen. Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 Bottom’s acting troupe, meanwhile, provides low comedy of the highest order, as the bickering performers rehearse their play with a heaping dose of vaudevillian slapstick. Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 4 July 2022 The chorale hosts its sixth annual High School Honor Choir, an all-day event where about 100 high school choir students will rehearse with the master choir in a daylong workshop and then perform with the chorale in the afternoon. Sara Butler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2022 Besides offering venues to rehearse and present plays, the residency also includes lighting and sound design support as well as marketing and development mentorship. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English rehersen, from Anglo-French rehercer, from re- + hercer to harrow, from herce harrow — more at hearse First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b Kids Definition rehearse verb re·hearse ri-ˈhərs rehearsed; rehearsing : to practice in private in preparation for a public performance We rehearsed our play. rehearsed 1 of 2 adjective as in prepared Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance prepared premeditated considered planned intended premeditative intentional deliberate Antonyms & Near Antonyms unrehearsed improvised impromptu extempore unprepared extemporaneous improvisational unstudied extemporary unplanned unconsidered unpremeditated offhand snap unscripted ad hoc ad-lib offhanded off-the-cuff spontaneous spur-of-the-moment instinctive automatic down and dirty involuntary impulsive See More rehearsed 2 of 2 verb past tense of rehearse 1 as in practiced to do over and over so as to become skilled the orchestra rehearsed the symphony until they finally got it to the conductor's satisfaction Synonyms & Similar Words practiced practised repeated refined ran over exercised drilled perfected studied grooved reviewed wrought (at or on) prepared (for) worked (at or on) pointed (for) trained (with) 2 as in described to give an oral or written account of in some detail wrote a letter to the management rehearsing in lurid detail our terrible stay at their hotel Synonyms & Similar Words described told recounted chronicled narrated related recited reported set forth detailed charted depicted stated uttered voiced revealed delivered itemized disclosed divulged exposed sketched enumerated particularized rendered expressed reeled off gave bared delineated let on (about) 3 as in repeated to say or state again rehearsed her story about why she was late as she walked into the meeting Synonyms & Similar Words repeated iterated reiterated dinned chimed came again paraphrased summarized echoed recapitulated reworded encapsulated outlined mouthed parroted abstracted recapped reechoed epitomized summed up 4 as in recited to specify one after another rehearsed the list of things he wanted for his birthday so that there would be no doubt in my mind Synonyms & Similar Words recited listed detailed outlined itemized mentioned enumerated reeled off cataloged figured calculated tabulated numerated ticked (off) diagrammed cited diagramed tallied charted inventoried graphed catalogued estimated computed named reckoned Antonyms & Near Antonyms generalized
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