THEATRE


Meaning of THEATRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ θi:ətə(r) ]

( theatres)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

Note: in AM, use 'theater'

1.

A theatre is a building with a stage in it, on which plays, shows, and other performances take place.

I worked at the Grand Theatre.

N-COUNT ; N-IN-NAMES

2.

You can refer to work in the theatre such as acting or writing plays as the theatre .

You can move up to work in films and the theatre...

N-SING : the N

3.

Theatre is entertainment that involves the performance of plays.

N-UNCOUNT

4.

A theater or a movie theater is a place where people go to watch films for entertainment. ( AM; in BRIT, use cinema )

N-COUNT

5.

In a hospital, a theatre is a special room where surgeons carry out medical operations.

She is back from theatre and her condition is comfortable.

= operating theatre

N-COUNT : also prep N

6.

A theatre of war or other conflict is the area or region in which the war or conflict is happening.

The Middle East has often been a theatre of war.

N-COUNT : usu sing , usu N of n

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