Rehearse — Re*hearse (r?*h?rs ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rehearsed} ( h?rst ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rehearsing}.] [OE. rehercen, rehersen, OF. reherser, rehercier, to harrow over again; pref. re re + hercier to harrow, fr. herce a harrow, F. herse. See {Hearse}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rehearse — [ri hʉrs′] vt. rehearsed, rehearsing [ME rehercen < OFr rehercer, lit., to harrow again < re , again + hercer, to harrow < herce, a harrow: see HEARSE] 1. to repeat aloud as heard or read; recite 2. to tell in detail; narrate or describe … English World dictionary
Rehearse — Re*hearse , v. i. To recite or repeat something for practice. There will we rehearse. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rehearse — index practice (train by repetition), recite, review Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
rehearse — (v.) c.1300, to give an account of, from Anglo Fr. rehearser, O.Fr. rehercier to go over again, repeat, lit. to rake over, from re again (see RE (Cf. re )) + hercier to rake, harrow (see HEARSE (Cf. hearse)). Meaning to say o … Etymology dictionary
rehearse — *relate, narrate, describe, recite, recount, state, report Analogous words: *repeat, iterate, reiterate: detail, itemize, particularize (see corresponding adjectives at CIRCUMSTANTIAL) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
rehearse — [v] prepare for performance act, depict, describe, do over, drill, dry run*, experiment, go over, go through, hold a reading*, hone, iterate, learn one’s part, narrate, practice, ready, recapitulate, recite, recount, reenact, reiterate, relate,… … New thesaurus
rehearse — ► VERB 1) practise (a play, piece of music, or other work) for later public performance. 2) state (a list of points that have been made many times before). ORIGIN originally in the sense «repeat aloud»: from Old French rehercier, perhaps from… … English terms dictionary
rehearse — [[t]rɪhɜ͟ː(r)s[/t]] rehearses, rehearsing, rehearsed 1) VERB When people rehearse a play, dance, or piece of music, they practise it in order to prepare for a performance. [V n] In his version, a group of actors are rehearsing a play about Joan… … English dictionary
rehearse — v. (D; intr., tr.) to rehearse for (to rehearse for a concert) * * * [rɪ hɜːs] (D; intr., tr.) to rehearse for (to rehearse for a concert) … Combinatory dictionary
rehearse — verb ADVERB ▪ carefully ▪ mentally ▪ She mentally rehearsed what she would say to Jeff. PREPOSITION ▪ for ▪ We re reh … Collocations dictionary
