Definition of "rehearse" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.

   • There’s no need to rehearse the same old argument; we’ve heard it before, and we all agree.

2. (transitive) To narrate; to relate; to tell; to recount.

   • The witness rehearsed the events of the night before for the listening detectives.

3. (ambitransitive) To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater.

   • The main actors spent on average two hours a day rehearsing before the first night.
   • The lawyer advised her client to rehearse her testimony before the trial date.

4. (transitive, theater) To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal.

   • The director rehearsed the cast incessantly in the days leading up to opening night, and as a result they were tired and cranky when it arrived.

5. To contrive and carefully prepare (a story, etc.) to offer consistency.

   • The Crown argued that the accused had rehearsed her story.