re ‧ hearse /rɪˈhɜːs $ -ɜːrs/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: rehercier , from herce 'farm tool for breaking up soil' ; ⇨ ↑ hearse ]
1 . [intransitive and transitive] to practise or make people practise something such as a play or concert in order to prepare for a public performance:
I think we need to rehearse the first scene again.
rehearse for
The band was rehearsing for their world tour.
2 . [transitive] to practise something that you plan to say to someone:
She had carefully rehearsed her resignation speech.
3 . [transitive] formal to repeat an opinion that has often been expressed before
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THESAURUS
▪ practise British English , practice American English verb [intransitive and transitive] to do an activity many times in order to improve your skill or to prepare for a test:
The course will give you a chance to practise your language skills.
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He was practising his golf swing.
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You need to practise regularly if you're going to be a good piano player.
▪ train verb [intransitive] to practise physical movements or activities in preparation for a race or game:
He's training for the Olympics.
▪ rehearse verb [intransitive and transitive] to practise a play, speech, or music in preparation for a public performance:
She's in New York where she's rehearsing her new play.
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The band are currently rehearsing for their world tour.
▪ work on something to practise a particular skill so that your general performance improves:
You need to work on your listening comprehension.
▪ go/run through something to practise something such as a speech, play, or piece of music by reading or playing it from the beginning to the end:
I'll just run through the speech one more time.