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rehearsal

(rɪhɜːʳsəl)
Word forms: plural rehearsals
1. variable noun
A rehearsal of a play, dance, or piece of music is a practice of it in preparation for a performance.
The band was scheduled to begin rehearsals for a concert tour. [+ for]
Mornings were spent in rehearsal, afternoons in performance.
[Also + of]
Synonyms: practice, rehearsing, practice session, run-through More Synonyms of rehearsal
2.  See also dress rehearsal
3. countable noun
You can describe an event or object which is a preparation for a more important event or object as a rehearsal for it.
The sketch should be a kind of rehearsal for the eventual painting.
Daydreams may seem to be rehearsals for real-life situations.
More Synonyms of rehearsal

rehearsal in British English

(rɪˈhɜːsəl)
noun
1. 
a session of practising a play, concert, speech etc, in preparation for public performance
2. 
the act of going through or recounting; recital
rehearsal of his own virtues was his usual occupation
3.  in rehearsal

rehearsal in American English

(rɪˈhɜrsəl)
noun
1. 
the act of rehearsing, reciting, or recounting
a rehearsal of her troubles
2. 
a drilling or repeating for practice before future performance
3. 
a. 
a practice performance of a play, concert, etc., or of part of it, in preparationfor a public or formal performance
b. 
any practice, exercise, or drill; trial
Idioms:
in rehearsal
Word origin
ME rehersaille: see rehearse & -al

Examples of 'rehearsal' in a sentence
rehearsal

He also reckoned he needed his motor to go to band rehearsals.
The Sun (2016)
I haven't had time to go to the gym - the rehearsal room is my gym.
The Sun (2016)
We really enjoy being on stage together in both rehearsals and concerts.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In dress rehearsals aides will play their rivals.
The Sun (2010)
The rehearsal room has been a very free space.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His body was found by friends when he failed to show up for rehearsals the next day.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The trials are dress rehearsals that may or may not have a bearing on the show itself.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This means the rehearsal dinner can begin at a reasonable time.
Christianity Today (2000)
He brings so much to the preparations and rehearsal process.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
When the other musicians were cast we had to do band rehearsals in front of them.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The first day we met was at a dance rehearsal for the film.
The Sun (2013)
How much emphasis do you put on rehearsal compared with performance?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In their first rehearsals they were all over the place musically.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The clue is in the short walk from the rehearsal room.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And they are always around for any rehearsals or band meetings.
The Sun (2010)
It looks more like a building site than a dance rehearsal.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He said he wanted to capture that feeling of us playing in our rehearsal space on the record.
The Sun (2013)
The group have been recording new songs during rehearsals for live shows over the past couple of months.
The Sun (2011)
There is no longer any need to live life as though it were a dress rehearsal for something better.
Pete Cohen and Sten Cummins with Jennai Cox HABIT BUSTING: A 10-step plan that will change your life (2002)
In the final rehearsal before the concert, he invited questions.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Actual rehearsal may be impossible, but there are things that can be done.
Hambly, Dr Kenneth Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life (1991)
The music video rehearsal halts and we all make our way into the dining room for lunch, which is sushi.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was as though we were at a rehearsal of music cues, zooming us through the play in an hour.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The rehearsal was vital preparation.
The Sun (2014)
Unsurprisingly, I was missing a lot of important rehearsals in the process.
Carlos Acosta No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Tale (2007)
I will approach today's card as an important rehearsal for the Festival.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)

In other languages
rehearsal

British English: rehearsal /rɪˈhɜːsl/ NOUN
A rehearsal of a play, dance, or piece of music is the time when those taking part practise it.
...rehearsals for the school play.
  • American English: rehearsal
  • Arabic: تَدَرُّب
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ensaio
  • Chinese: 排演
  • Croatian: proba
  • Czech: zkouška generálka
  • Danish: prøve indstudering
  • Dutch: repetitie
  • European Spanish: ensayo teatro
  • Finnish: harjoitus
  • French: répétition
  • German: Probe Theater
  • Greek: πρόβα
  • Italian: prova esercitazione
  • Japanese: リハーサル
  • Korean: 예행 연습
  • Norwegian: øvelse forestilling/konsert
  • Polish: próba teatr
  • European Portuguese: ensaio
  • Romanian: repetiție
  • Russian: репетиция
  • Latin American Spanish: ensayo práctica
  • Swedish: repetition
  • Thai: การฝึกซ้อม
  • Turkish: prova
  • Ukrainian: репетиція
  • Vietnamese: sự diễn tập

Chinese translation of 'rehearsal'

rehearsal

(rɪˈhəːsəl)

n (c/u)

  1. 排练(練) (páiliàn) (次, cì)
1 (noun) 
The band was set to begin rehearsals for a concert tour.
Synonyms
practice
netball practice
rehearsing
practice session
run-through
reading
preparation
drill (informal)
a fire drill
going-over (informal)
2 (noun) 
Synonyms
recital
She gave a thrilling recital of her adventures in the Andes.
telling
list
account
I gave a detailed account of what had happened that night.
relation
description
He gave a description of the surgery he was about to perform.
catalogue
recounting
narration
The play is an autobiographical journey with song, dialogue and narration.
enumeration

Additional synonyms

in the sense of account
Definition
a report or description
I gave a detailed account of what had happened that night.
Synonyms
description,
report,
record,
story,
history,
detail,
statement,
relation,
version,
tale,
explanation,
narrative,
chronicle,
portrayal,
recital,
depiction,
narration
in the sense of description
Definition
a statement or account that describes someone or something
He gave a description of the surgery he was about to perform.
Synonyms
account,
report,
explanation,
representation,
sketch,
narrative,
portrayal,
depiction,
narration,
characterization,
delineation
in the sense of drill
Definition
correct procedure
a fire drill
Synonyms
practice,
procedure,
routine,
system,
programme

Synonyms of 'rehearsal'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of narration
Definition
a narrated account or story
The play is an autobiographical journey with song, dialogue and narration.
Synonyms
account,
explanation,
description,
recital,
voice-over
in the sense of relation
Definition
an account or narrative
Synonyms
account,
report,
story,
tale,
description,
narrative,
recital,
narration,
recountal
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