What does "rehearse" mean?
Rehearse: 2. To narrate; to relate; to tell. Rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord. Judg. . v.
Additional senses
- 2.3. To recite or repeat in private for experiment and improvement, before a public representation; as, to rehearse a tragedy.
- 3.To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal. [R.] He has been rehearsed by Madame Defarge as to his having seen her. Dickens.
- 4.To recite or repeat something for practice. "There will we rehearse." Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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