rehearse
verb (used with object)
to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
has rehearsed
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present perfectof rehearse (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He delivers his soliloquies as though he has rehearsed them with a stopwatch.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2022
Though the company has rehearsed each step, they’ll still need to conduct them all together for one launch.
From The Verge ● May 2, 2022
“What soprano in the history of opera has rehearsed a new production of ‘Onegin’ and zipped back to do Mrs. Lovett in Lithuania?”
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
SpaceX has rehearsed this possibility both on the ground and in mid-air.
From BBC ● May 24, 2020
He knows the true St. Udo's history to a certain extent, and cleverly acts upon it; but go beyond the part he has rehearsed, and he betrays the most extraordinary confusion.
From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Annie Ashmore
