Rehearse Meaning
[ɹɪˈhɜːs]Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.
verbTo narrate; to relate; to tell; to recount.
Sentence Examples
Let's rehearse the fourth scene.
Tom said we should rehearse more.
We really do need to rehearse a little more.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The dance team will ____ the entire routine until every move is perfect.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The actors gathered every evening to ____ their lines and work through the blocking with the director.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English rehersen, from Anglo-Norman reherser (“to repeat word-for-word”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In sober mornings, do not thou reherse / The holy incantation of a verse ..."
— 1648, Robert Herrick, “When he would have his verses read”, in Hesperides:
"I ſuppoſe vve ſhall hardly Rehearſe the Comedy this Morning; for the Author vvas Arreſted as he vvas going home from King's Coffee-houſe; and, as I heard, it vvas for upvvards of Four Pound: I ſuppoſe he vvill hardly get Bail."
— 1736 March 16 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), Henry Fielding, Pasquin. A Dramatick Satire on the Times: […], London: […] J. Watts […], published 1736, →OCLC, Act I, page 1:
"He […] has been rehearsed by Madame Defarge as to his having seen Her […]"
— 1859, Charles Dickens, “Darkness”, in A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, book III (The Track of a Storm), page 231:
"It was plain that he'd been rehearsed a lot, but he wasn't letter-perfect by any manner of means."
— 1916 March 11, Charles E. Van Loan, “His Folks”, in Saturday Evening Post:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The dance team will ____ the entire routine until every move is perfect.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The actors gathered every evening to ____ their lines and work through the blocking with the director.