noun · neutral
rehearsal
UK/rɪˈhɜːsəl/US/rɪˈhɝːsəl/re·HEAR·sal
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a practice session before an actual performance to prepare and polish the work
Examples
“The cast held a final rehearsal the day before opening night.”
“We have weekly rehearsals for the school play.”
“A dress rehearsal includes costumes and full technical run-through.”
Band 8 sentence
“Before opening night the cast held a final dress rehearsal to iron out minor timing issues.”
Collocations
- dress rehearsal
- hold a rehearsal
- rehearse for a performance
Word family
rehearsal nounrehearse verbrehearsed adjective
Common mistakes
We have rehearsal at 7pm.→We have a rehearsal at 7pm.
I rehearse yesterday with the band.→I rehearsed yesterday with the band.
Say it for a higher band
5practice→6run-through→7+rehearsal
Synonyms
practice
run-through
Easily confused
practice
“The team needs more practice before the match.”
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