rehearsal
noun /rɪˈhɜːsl/
/rɪˈhɜːrsl/
- [countable, uncountable] time that is spent practising a play or piece of music in preparation for a public performance
- to have a rehearsal
- We only had six days of rehearsal.
- The leading man broke his leg in the middle of rehearsals.
- rehearsal for something rehearsals for ‘Romeo and Juliet’
- in rehearsal Our new production of ‘Hamlet’ is currently in rehearsal.
- a rehearsal room
Wordfinder- cue
- dresser
- matinee
- opening night
- ovation
- performance
- prompter
- rehearsal
- scene-shifter
- stage manager
Extra ExamplesTopics Musicb2, Film and theatreb2- He apologized for his outburst at rehearsal.
- How did the rehearsal go?
- I'll see you at band rehearsal on Monday!
- They're performing every night and they have another production in rehearsal.
- We only had one full rehearsal.
- a rehearsal of the final scene
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dress
- wedding
- band
- …
- conduct
- do
- have
- …
- take place
- go
- hall
- room
- space
- …
- at (a/the) rehearsal
- during (a/the) rehearsal
- in rehearsal
- …
- [countable, usually singular] rehearsal (for something) an experience or event that helps to prepare you for something that is going to happen in the future
- These training exercises are designed to be a rehearsal for the invasion.
- Life is not a rehearsal.
Extra Examples- The wedding rehearsal dinner is tonight.
- I attended my friend's wedding rehearsal.
- [countable, usually singular] rehearsal of something (formal) the act of repeating something that has been said before
- We listened to his lengthy rehearsal of the arguments.