Rehearse
verb
Practice a play, piece of music, etc., before performing it publicly.
The actors rehearsed the play before the first performance.
Often appears as...
- rehearse a play
- rehearse for a performance
verb
To say or do again what has been said or done before.
I rehearsed my excuse in my mind before I spoke to my teacher.
Often appears as...
- rehearse an excuse
- rehearse a story
verb
To tell or list events in the order they happened.
She rehearsed the events of the evening to the police officer.
Often appears as...
- rehearse events
- rehearse the facts
verb
Practice a play, piece of music, etc., before performing it publicly.
The actors rehearsed the play before the first performance.
Often appears as...
- rehearse a play
- rehearse for a performance
verb
To say or do again what has been said or done before.
I rehearsed my excuse in my mind before I spoke to my teacher.
Often appears as...
- rehearse an excuse
- rehearse a story
verb
To tell or list events in the order they happened.
She rehearsed the events of the evening to the police officer.
Often appears as...
- rehearse events
- rehearse the facts
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Planned Event
Use 'rehearse' when preparing for a specific planned event or performance.
The choir will rehearse the final song today.
Pro Tip 2/3Group Activity
Rehearsing often involves multiple people working together, not just solo practice.
We all need to rehearse our dance moves in unison.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Theater
'Rehearse' isn't limited to theater and can refer to any performance, like music or dance.
Tomorrow we'll rehearse the guitar duet.
Pro Tip 1/3Planned Event
Use 'rehearse' when preparing for a specific planned event or performance.
The choir will rehearse the final song today.
Pro Tip 2/3Group Activity
Rehearsing often involves multiple people working together, not just solo practice.
We all need to rehearse our dance moves in unison.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Theater
'Rehearse' isn't limited to theater and can refer to any performance, like music or dance.
Tomorrow we'll rehearse the guitar duet.
Pro Tip 1/3Planned Event
Use 'rehearse' when preparing for a specific planned event or performance.
The choir will rehearse the final song today.
Pro Tip 2/3Group Activity
Rehearsing often involves multiple people working together, not just solo practice.
We all need to rehearse our dance moves in unison.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Theater
'Rehearse' isn't limited to theater and can refer to any performance, like music or dance.
Tomorrow we'll rehearse the guitar duet.
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How I climbed a...
But this photo shows my preferred method of rehearsing the moves. I'm on the summit, about to rappel down the face with over a thousand feet of rope to spend the day practicing. Once I found sequences that felt secure and repeatable, I had to memorize them. I had to make sure that they were so deeply ingrained within me that there was no possibility of error.
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
is they come in and in very subtle ways over the course of several hours, they will ask that person to tell that story backwards, and then they'll watch them squirm, and track which questions produce the highest volume of deceptive tells. Why do they do that? Well, we all do the same thing. We rehearse our words, but we rarely rehearse our gestures.
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My love letter to...
These aren't just people who find a costume and put it on -- they mash them up. They bend them to their will. They change them to be the characters they want to be in those productions. They're super clever and genius. They let their freak flag fly and it's beautiful. But more than that, they rehearse their costumes.
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The science of stage...
Practicing any task increases your familiarity and reduces anxiety, so when it's time to speak in public, you're confident in yourself and the task at hand. Steve Jobs rehearsed his epic speeches for hundreds of hours, starting weeks in advance. If you know what you're saying, you'll feed off the crowd's energy
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Learning from dirty jobs...
You guys know the show, we use take one; we don't do take two. There's no writing, there's no scripting, there's no nonsense. We don't fool around, we don't rehearse -- we shoot what we get! I said, "Stop. This is nuts." I mean -- "This is crazy.
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Why you don’t like the...
and then you have your inner voice. And I like to see this one as the puppeteer that holds the strings of the whole system. Your inner voice is the one you hear when you read a text silently, when you rehearse for an important conversation.
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Mind-blowing illusions PIPE...
Ted technical team is unbelievable and yet I've never had a chance to rehearse this we've never done it so you're going to watch it for the first time with all of us and just old man cross your fingers all my life I want it to be
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An Art Made of Trust,...
and you can't rehearse performance, because you can't do many of these types of things twice -- ever. Which is very important, the performance is -- you know, all human beings are always afraid of very simple things.
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Operation Thunderbolt PIPE...
secrecy the army builds a life-sized replica of the terminal they handpick commandos for the mission who rehearse the assault over and over they must get
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Iguana vs Snakes 360° PIPE...
back on the beach the crew are rehearsing their camera moves in an uninhabited wilderness like Fernandina the wildlife hasn't yet learned to fear
Video examples
How I climbed a...
But this photo shows my preferred method of rehearsing the moves. I'm on the summit, about to rappel down the face with over a thousand feet of rope to spend the day practicing. Once I found sequences that felt secure and repeatable, I had to memorize them. I had to make sure that they were so deeply ingrained within me that there was no possibility of error.
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
is they come in and in very subtle ways over the course of several hours, they will ask that person to tell that story backwards, and then they'll watch them squirm, and track which questions produce the highest volume of deceptive tells. Why do they do that? Well, we all do the same thing. We rehearse our words, but we rarely rehearse our gestures.
Video examples
My love letter to...
These aren't just people who find a costume and put it on -- they mash them up. They bend them to their will. They change them to be the characters they want to be in those productions. They're super clever and genius. They let their freak flag fly and it's beautiful. But more than that, they rehearse their costumes.
Video examples
The science of stage...
Practicing any task increases your familiarity and reduces anxiety, so when it's time to speak in public, you're confident in yourself and the task at hand. Steve Jobs rehearsed his epic speeches for hundreds of hours, starting weeks in advance. If you know what you're saying, you'll feed off the crowd's energy
Video examples
Learning from dirty jobs...
You guys know the show, we use take one; we don't do take two. There's no writing, there's no scripting, there's no nonsense. We don't fool around, we don't rehearse -- we shoot what we get! I said, "Stop. This is nuts." I mean -- "This is crazy.
Video examples
Why you don’t like the...
and then you have your inner voice. And I like to see this one as the puppeteer that holds the strings of the whole system. Your inner voice is the one you hear when you read a text silently, when you rehearse for an important conversation.
Video examples
Mind-blowing illusions PIPE...
Ted technical team is unbelievable and yet I've never had a chance to rehearse this we've never done it so you're going to watch it for the first time with all of us and just old man cross your fingers all my life I want it to be
Video examples
An Art Made of Trust,...
and you can't rehearse performance, because you can't do many of these types of things twice -- ever. Which is very important, the performance is -- you know, all human beings are always afraid of very simple things.
Video examples
Operation Thunderbolt PIPE...
secrecy the army builds a life-sized replica of the terminal they handpick commandos for the mission who rehearse the assault over and over they must get
Video examples
Iguana vs Snakes 360° PIPE...
back on the beach the crew are rehearsing their camera moves in an uninhabited wilderness like Fernandina the wildlife hasn't yet learned to fear
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Kenny Leon
American Director
When I'm working in television, I've learned you've got to work fast. You don't have time to rehearse; you don't have time to just mess around. You've got to move quickly. So I pick that up from that world, and I also pick up the idea of development of character and development of situations.
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Jean Louisa Kelly
American Actress
In TV, it is important to get everything on film as fast as possible. You rehearse every day of the week, and each day, the performance may be changed. The process is more result-oriented than in the movies. It's more about working quickly.
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Erland Josephson
Swedish Actor
Stage acting is for me the basic form of acting. If you make films all the time, you have so few possibilities to rehearse. And it's important to rehearse, because it gives you the possibility to try things which are not good!
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Florenz Ziegfeld
American Producer
It is the task of several months and it is a fact that a girl, either while rehearsing or actually playing, may be training for some character or feature in some future production not yet definitely fixed even in my own mind.
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Jim Jarmusch
American Director
I like to rehearse with the actors scenes that are not in the script and will not be in the film because what we're really doing is trying to establish their character, and good acting to me is about reacting.
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Keeth Smart
American Athlete
In my job, whenever I delivered a presentation I would rehearse several times before the actual event. In sport, it is important to be equally prepared about my opponents.
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Isa Briones
American Actor
I definitely feel, as a theatre actor, that when you're rehearsing in your street clothes in a rehearsal room, it can be a little hard to find the character.
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Kirti Kulhari
Indian Actress
In theatre, you rehearse for months and then perform. That way, you're totally in-sync with your character, the other characters, and the story.
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Donald Sinden
English Actor
I'm really not livable with when I'm rehearsing because I'm living the character.
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Sean O'Casey
Irish Playwright
All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.
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Kenny Leon
American Director
When I'm working in television, I've learned you've got to work fast. You don't have time to rehearse; you don't have time to just mess around. You've got to move quickly. So I pick that up from that world, and I also pick up the idea of development of character and development of situations.
Quote examples
Jean Louisa Kelly
American Actress
In TV, it is important to get everything on film as fast as possible. You rehearse every day of the week, and each day, the performance may be changed. The process is more result-oriented than in the movies. It's more about working quickly.
Quote examples
Erland Josephson
Swedish Actor
Stage acting is for me the basic form of acting. If you make films all the time, you have so few possibilities to rehearse. And it's important to rehearse, because it gives you the possibility to try things which are not good!
Quote examples
Florenz Ziegfeld
American Producer
It is the task of several months and it is a fact that a girl, either while rehearsing or actually playing, may be training for some character or feature in some future production not yet definitely fixed even in my own mind.
Quote examples
Jim Jarmusch
American Director
I like to rehearse with the actors scenes that are not in the script and will not be in the film because what we're really doing is trying to establish their character, and good acting to me is about reacting.
Quote examples
Keeth Smart
American Athlete
In my job, whenever I delivered a presentation I would rehearse several times before the actual event. In sport, it is important to be equally prepared about my opponents.
Quote examples
Isa Briones
American Actor
I definitely feel, as a theatre actor, that when you're rehearsing in your street clothes in a rehearsal room, it can be a little hard to find the character.
Quote examples
Kirti Kulhari
Indian Actress
In theatre, you rehearse for months and then perform. That way, you're totally in-sync with your character, the other characters, and the story.
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Donald Sinden
English Actor
I'm really not livable with when I'm rehearsing because I'm living the character.
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Sean O'Casey
Irish Playwright
All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.
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