rehearse
verb (used with object)
to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
have rehearsed
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present perfectof rehearse.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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There are a lot of people but they are not expecting me to talk to them, and I know what I have rehearsed and feel confident.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2024
Later, Wagner worked in a sunny corner studio at 890 Broadway, a place where Broadway musicals have rehearsed for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
After artists have rehearsed, we don’t allow changes because we have to lock down what we’re doing.
From The Verge ● Feb. 8, 2019
I imagine the cast and/or theatre weren’t available in time to have rehearsed, previewed, and opened by the deadline.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2018
“You must rehearse it,” Grossman says, “because only if you have rehearsed it will it be there.”
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
