rehearsing
v.v. practicing a play, a piece of music, or a speech before you perform it for other people. You do this to make sure everything goes perfectly on the big day.
v. practicing a performance, speech, or sequence of actions in private before a public presentation. Often implies a systematic repetition to ensure technical proficiency and timing.
The band is rehearsing their new songs in the garage.
The actors spent the entire afternoon rehearsing the final scene to ensure the emotional timing was perfect.
While the orchestra had been rehearsing the symphony for months, the conductor insisted on one final session to refine the woodwind section's delicate entry in the second movement.
Transitive or intransitive; can take a direct object (the material being practiced) or stand alone.
I am rehearsing for my examI am revising for my examLearners often use 'rehearse' for general studying; it specifically refers to practicing a performance or speech, not academic study.