rehearse

Verb

Verb Forms: rehearsed, rehearsing, rehearses

• To practice a play, musical piece, or speech before a performance.
• engage in a rehearsal (of)
• To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.
• To narrate; to relate; to tell; to recount.
• To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater.
• To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal.
• To contrive and carefully prepare (a story, etc.) to offer consistency.

Examples

• Dedicated players often rehearse common bingos to ensure quick plays during Words With Friends tournaments.
• The Crown argued that the accused had rehearsed her story.
• 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.
• The lawyer advised her client to rehearse her testimony before the trial date.
• The main actors spent on average two hours a day rehearsing before the first night.
• The witness rehearsed the events of the night before for the listening detectives.
• There’s no need to rehearse the same old argument; we’ve heard it before, and we all agree.

Synonyms

practice, practise