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rehearse

re·hearse
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-hurs]
    • /rɪˈhɜrs/
    • /rɪˈhɜːs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-hurs]
    • /rɪˈhɜrs/

Definitions of rehearse word

  • verb with object rehearse to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation. 1
  • verb with object rehearse to drill or train (an actor, musician, etc.) by rehearsal, as for some performance or part. 1
  • verb with object rehearse to relate the facts or particulars of; recount. 1
  • verb without object rehearse to rehearse a play, part, etc.; participate in a rehearsal. 1
  • transitive verb rehearse practice performing 1
  • transitive verb rehearse prepare: a story 1

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Origin of rehearse

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English rehersen, rehercen < Middle French rehercier to repeat, equivalent to re- re- + hercier to strike, harrow (derivative of herce, herse a harrow); see hearse

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Parts of speech for Rehearse

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rehearse popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

rehearse usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rehearse

verb rehearse

  • act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
  • add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
  • bring down the house — to receive enthusiastic applause from the audience
  • cabling — Cabling is used to refer to electrical or electronic cables, or to the process of putting them in a place.

Antonyms for rehearse

verb rehearse

  • ad-lib — If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand.
  • extemporise — (intransitive) To do something, particularly to perform or speak, without prior planning or thought; to act in an impromptu manner; to improvise.
  • extemporize — Compose, perform, or produce something such as music or a speech without preparation; improvise.
  • improvisate — To improvise; to extemporize.

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