rehearse
verb (used with object)
to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
rehearses
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present tense formof rehearse (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The reborn Chevy Metal still rehearses in what Woods describes as Taylor’s “man cave.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Backstage, as an orchestra rehearses and cameras document his every move, South African superstar Black Coffee is preparing for one of the biggest performances of his career.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
In the next scene, Howze is splayed out on a mattress beneath a suspended fun house mirror, skis dangling from the ceiling as he rehearses his final thoughts.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
Take an American ballerina, clad in shimmering white, caught in a blur of revolving motion as she rehearses in China.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
Orson Welles rehearses The Campbell Playhouse in this 1938 CBS publicity composite.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
