Kilo Lingo

/ensaˈʝaɾ/

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Translation

to rehearse, to test

Word origin

From Late Latin exagium ('a weighing, testing'), from exigere ('to weigh out, examine'). The same root gives English 'essay' and 'assay'.

Origin
Latin
Root
exagium
English cognates
essay, assay

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Examples

.

The group rehearses the play every afternoon.

.

Let us rehearse the song one more time.

científicos .

The scientists are testing a new treatment.

conviene : .

It is worth rehearsing before the concert: that way everything goes better.

.

I rehearsed the speech in front of the mirror.

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This word is part of lesson 84.