rehearsal

«rehearsal» in Mova's school dictionary: a practice of a play, concert, dance or show before the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a rehearsal, rehearsals; rehearsal, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A rehearsal is a practice of a play, concert, dance or show before the real performance. tree →

2) A dress rehearsal is the last full practice, done in costume as if it were real. tree →

3) A rehearsal can be any practice for an important event, like a fire drill or practising a speech. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, rehearsals happen before nativity plays, concerts, assemblies and school shows. In stories, rehearsals bring nerves, mistakes and funny moments. In everyday life, «a rehearsal» of a wedding or speech helps things run smoothly. Phrases: «dress rehearsal», «in rehearsal», «rehearsal time».

examples

• We have a rehearsal for the school play after lunch. tree →
• The dress rehearsal went wrong, but the real show was perfect. tree →
• The band needs more rehearsal before the concert. tree →
• I forgot my lines at rehearsal. tree →
• The fire drill is a rehearsal for a real emergency. tree →
• The choir stayed late for an extra rehearsal. tree →

note

Countable (a rehearsal) or uncountable (more rehearsal). Verb: rehearse. Spelled «re-hear-sal», with «hear» inside, but it is not about hearing again.

In the corpora

• A rehearsal is a practice session for a performance; a band cannot rehearse full songs if people do not turn up.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rehearsal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.