theater
A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers…A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.
» I was at a movie theater.
Ich war im Kino.
Я был в кино.
Я была в кино.
Я був у кіно.
Я була в кіно.
Meaning
8 senses(US, countable)A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.
Theater, Schauspielhaus, Theatergebäude
теа́трteátr
теа́трteátr
(US, countable, uncountable)A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war.
His grandfather was in the Pacific theater during the war.
(US, countable, uncountable)A lecture theatre.
(US, countable, uncountable)An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation.
This man is about to die, get him into theater at once!
(US, countable, uncountable)A cinema.
We sat in the back row of the theater and threw popcorn at the screen.
(US, countable, uncountable)Drama or performance as a profession or art form.
I worked in theater for twenty-five years.
теа́трteátr
(US, countable, uncountable)Any place rising by steps like the seats of a theater.
(US, countable, derogatory, figuratively, uncountable)A conspicuous but unproductive display of action.
The Senate confirmation hearings were just theater.
security theater; hygiene theater
- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
- a region in which active military operations are in progress
- the art of writing and producing plays
Examples
537 sentencesI was at a movie theater.
Я був у кіно. — deniko
ruЯ был в кино. — Selena777
deIch war im Kino. — samueldora
He loves going to the theater.
Він обожнює ходити до театру. — deniko
ruОн обожает ходить в театр. — ae5s
deEr liebt es, ins Theater zu gehen. — User4473
Let's meet in front of the theater.
Давайте зустрінемося перед театром. — zaytsev126
ruДавайте встретимся у театра. — sharptoothed
deTreffen wir uns vor dem Theater. — pne
Are you going to the theater tonight?
Ти сьогодні ввечері йдеш до театру? — deniko
ruВы идете в театр сегодня вечером? — sharptoothed
deGehen Sie heute Abend ins Theater? — Manfredo
The fire caused a panic in the theater.
Пожежа викликала паніку в театрі. — ascolto
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English theater, theatre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theātrInherited from Middle English theater, theatre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέᾱτρον (théātron, “a place for viewing”), from θεᾰ́ομαι (theắomai, “to see", "to watch", "to observe”). Doublet of tiatr.
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Forms
plural: theatersSynonyms
11 synonyms- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented:theatrehouse
- a region in which active military operations are in progress:fieldfield of operationstheater of operationstheatretheatre of operations
- the art of writing and producing plays:dramaturgydramatic artdramaticstheatre
Word family
37 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- movie theater
- the movie theater
- to the theater
- a movie theater
- theater last night
- at the theater
- of the theater
- the theater last
- movie theater in
- the theater early
- movie theater was
- in the theater