Words / C1

ri-HURS/rɪˈhɜːs/

To rehearse is to practise a performance or procedure before the real event: rehearse a play, rehearse a drill. Practise is everyday British; improvise sits opposite. A mood of calm is not an evacuation log.

Meaning

To practise a performance or procedure before the real event.

Examples

• “Rehearse the fire drill; a mood of calm is not an evacuation log.”
• “Practise is everyday (British). Run-through is the noun twin. Calm is a feeling. A drill is a timed event with a log. Run the drill; keep the mood for the debrief.”

Good to know

Practise before the real event. Everyday: practise (British). A mood ≠ a logged drill.

Near in meaning

practise

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