(~s, rehearsing, ~d)
1.
When people ~ a play, dance, or piece of music, they practise it in order to prepare for a performance.
A group of actors are rehearsing a play about Joan of Arc...
Tens of thousands of people have been rehearsing for the opening ceremony in the workers’ stadium...
The cast and crew were only given three and a half weeks to ~.
VERB: V n, V for n, V
2.
If you ~ something that you are going to say or do, you silently practise it by imagining that you are saying or doing it.
Anticipate any tough questions and ~ your answers...
We encouraged them to ~ what they were going to say.
VERB: V n, V wh