v.
Pronunciation: ri- ' h ə rs
Function: verb
Inflected Form: re · hearsed ; re · hears · ing
Etymology: Middle English rehersen, from Anglo-French rehercer, from re- + hercer to harrow, from herce harrow ― more at HEARSE
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 a : to say again : REPEAT b : to recite aloud in a formal manner
2 : to present an account of : RELATE < rehearse a familiar story>
3 : to recount in order : ENUMERATE < rehearsed their demands>
4 a : to give a rehearsal of b : to train or make proficient by rehearsal
5 : to perform or practice as if in a rehearsal
intransitive verb : to engage in a rehearsal
– re · hears · er noun