rehearse
To repeat, as what has been already saidTo repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.
» What are they rehearsing?
Что они репетируют?
Що вони репетирують?
Meaning
5 senses(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.
wiederholen
твердитьtverditʹ
(transitive)To narrate; to relate; to tell; to recount.
The witness rehearsed the events of the night before for the listening detectives.
erzählen
излагатьizlagatʹ
(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.
üben, proben
репети́роватьrepetírovatʹ
репети́руватиrepetýruvaty
(transitive)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.
репети́роватьrepetírovatʹ
engage in a rehearsal (of)
To contrive and carefully prepare (a story, etc.) to offer consistency.
The Crown argued that the accused had rehearsed her story.
Examples
57 sentencesWhat are they rehearsing?
Що вони репетирують?
ruЧто они репетируют?
I have to rehearse.
Я мушу репетирувати.
ruЯ должен репетировать.
deIch muss proben.
Tom said we should rehearse more.
deTom sagte, wir sollten noch mehr proben.
I really wish we'd rehearsed longer.
Tom was rehearsing alone on stage.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle English rehersen, from Anglo-Norman reherser (“to repeat word-for-word”).From Middle English rehersen, from Anglo-Norman reherser (“to repeat word-for-word”).
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Forms
rehearses, rehearsing, rehearsed, rehearsedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle