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
WordfinderExtra 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
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- at (a/the) rehearsal
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- [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.
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