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单词 rehearse
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rehearse

[ ri-hurs ]
/ rɪˈhɜrs /
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verb (used with object), re·hearsed, re·hears·ing.

to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
to drill or train (an actor, musician, etc.) by rehearsal, as for some performance or part.
to relate the facts or particulars of; recount.

verb (used without object), re·hearsed, re·hears·ing.

to rehearse a play, part, etc.; participate in a rehearsal.

Origin of rehearse

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English rehersen, rehercen, from Middle French rehercier “to repeat,” equivalent to re- “again, over and over” + hercier “to strike, harrow” (derivative of herce, herse “a harrow”); see re-, hearse

SYNONYMS FOR rehearse

3 delineate, describe, portray; narrate, recapitulate.
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synonym study for rehearse

3. See relate.

OTHER WORDS FROM rehearse

Words nearby rehearse

Rehabilitation Department, rehash, re-hat, rehearing, rehearsal, rehearse, reheat, reheating, Rehnquist, Rehoboam, Rehoboth Beach
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British Dictionary definitions for rehearse

rehearse
/ (rɪˈhɜːs) /

verb

to practise (a play, concert, etc), in preparation for public performance
(tr) to run through; recount; recitethe 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

Derived forms of rehearse

rehearser, noun

Word Origin for rehearse

C16: from Anglo-Norman rehearser, from Old French rehercier to harrow a second time, from re- + herce harrow
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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