rehearse

(rĭ-hûrs')

v., -hearsed, -hears·ing, -hears·es.

v.tr.

1. 1. To practice (a part in a play, for example) in preparation for a public performance.
   2. To direct in rehearsal: rehearsed the orchestra.
2. To perfect or cause to perfect (an action) by repetition. See synonyms at practice.
3. 1. To retell or recite.
   2. To list or enumerate: rehearsed her complaints in a letter. See synonyms at describe.

v.intr.
To practice something, such as a speech, before presenting it publicly.

[Middle English rehercen, to repeat, from Old French rehercier : re-, re- + hercier, to harrow (from herce, harrow; see hearse).]

rehearser re·hears'er n.

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verb

1. To do or perform repeatedly so as to master: practice. See work/play.
2. To give a verbal account of: describe, narrate, recite, recount, relate, report, tell. See words.

v

Definition: prepare for performance
Antonyms: cold turkey]

IN BRIEF: To go through a play, speech, etc. for practice, before giving it in public. Also: To repeat in detail.

We barely have time to react in this world, let alone rehearse. — Ani Difranco

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See words rhyming with "rehearser."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - øve, prøve, optræne
v. intr. - holde prøve (på ngt.)

Nederlands (Dutch)
repeteren, instuderen, verhalen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Théât) répéter, faire répéter, (fig) préparer, rabâcher (sout), énumérer (des reproches)
v. intr. - répéter (pour)

Deutsch (German)
v. - proben (mit), aufzählen, wiederholen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κάνω πρόβα (έργου)

Italiano (Italian)
fare le prove di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ensaiar, narrar, enumerar

Русский (Russian)
репетировать, готовиться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - ensayar, enumerar
v. intr. - participar en un ensayo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - repetera, öva, räkna upp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
预演, 使排练, 排演, 排练, 演习, 练习

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 預演, 使排練, 排演
v. intr. - 排練, 演習, 練習

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 연습하다, 숙달 시키다, 열거하다
v. intr. - 복송하다, 시연하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 下稽古をする, 習熟させる, 繰り返して言う, 列挙する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتمرن على شي, يكرر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שינן, חזר, תיאר, סיפר‬
v. intr. - ‮ערך חזרה, התאמן‬

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