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Definition of understudy in English: understudynounPlural understudiesˈʌndəstʌdiˈəndərˌstədi (in the theatre) a person who learns another's role in order to be able to act at short notice in their absence. he has played as understudy to Celtic's usual goalkeeper he is understood to be understudy for the governor Example sentencesExamples - Opera singers have ‘doubles’, or understudies, who are able to take over a role in case of the principal's absence.
- We should've just gotten an understudy for her role!
- Shortly after making the move, she was hired as an understudy for the company.
- What is an understudy or replacement to do when he takes over a role vacated by a star?
- The understudy has had laryngitis for the past week.
- This was the classic cliché - understudy steps in at the last moment and makes good.
- I was his understudy for a few years and I tried to learn as much as I could from him.
- They don't have an understudy to take that role right now.
- He is standing to the side once again on this day, an understudy in this tumultuous theatre.
- She was called back for a second, then a third audition before being cast as an understudy to the lead.
- It's a bit like the old fairy tale of an understudy in the theatre getting their chance when the real lead falls ill and given the opportunity commands the stage.
Synonyms stand-in, substitute, replacement, reserve, fill-in, locum, proxy, backup, relief, standby, supply, surrogate, stopgap, second, alternative, ancillary Latin locum tenens informal sub North American informal pinch-hitter
verbunderstudies, understudying, understudied ˈʌndəstʌdiˈəndərˌstədi [with object]Study (a role or actor) as an understudy. he had to understudy Prospero Example sentencesExamples - Amy played Christine in the Millennium tour of Phantom, when she was understudying the role.
- There are several Juliets, at least two Romeos, and among the 32 dancers everyone seems to understudy everybody else.
- Brian said: ‘It puts her in a good place for understudying the lead roles and if things work out well she could find herself going on for a principal before too long.’
- When rehearsals began, she was so impressed with him that she made him understudy for Jason's leading role.
- After the auditions, she told me that she wanted me to understudy all of the parts, since I knew them already, just in case.
- He will understudy his successor who has an important role behind the scenes on the tour.
- Apparently their mate, who was understudying the lead, had gone on that night so they were there to support him.
Definition of understudy in US English: understudynounˈəndərˌstədiˈəndərˌstədē (in the theater) a person who learns another's role in order to be able to act as a replacement at short notice. Example sentencesExamples - He is standing to the side once again on this day, an understudy in this tumultuous theatre.
- This was the classic cliché - understudy steps in at the last moment and makes good.
- The understudy has had laryngitis for the past week.
- What is an understudy or replacement to do when he takes over a role vacated by a star?
- They don't have an understudy to take that role right now.
- We should've just gotten an understudy for her role!
- Opera singers have ‘doubles’, or understudies, who are able to take over a role in case of the principal's absence.
- Shortly after making the move, she was hired as an understudy for the company.
- She was called back for a second, then a third audition before being cast as an understudy to the lead.
- It's a bit like the old fairy tale of an understudy in the theatre getting their chance when the real lead falls ill and given the opportunity commands the stage.
- I was his understudy for a few years and I tried to learn as much as I could from him.
Synonyms stand-in, substitute, replacement, reserve, fill-in, locum, proxy, backup, relief, standby, supply, surrogate, stopgap, second, alternative, ancillary
verbˈəndərˌstədiˈəndərˌstədē [with object]Learn (a role) or the role played by (an actor) he had to understudy Prospero Example sentencesExamples - After the auditions, she told me that she wanted me to understudy all of the parts, since I knew them already, just in case.
- When rehearsals began, she was so impressed with him that she made him understudy for Jason's leading role.
- Amy played Christine in the Millennium tour of Phantom, when she was understudying the role.
- Apparently their mate, who was understudying the lead, had gone on that night so they were there to support him.
- There are several Juliets, at least two Romeos, and among the 32 dancers everyone seems to understudy everybody else.
- Brian said: ‘It puts her in a good place for understudying the lead roles and if things work out well she could find herself going on for a principal before too long.’
- He will understudy his successor who has an important role behind the scenes on the tour.
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