REHEARSE


Meaning of REHEARSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈhərs ]

verb

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.