Audition

//ɑˈdɪʃən// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent. countable

    "I've been to five auditions this week."

  2. 2
    a test of the suitability of a performer wordnet
  3. 3
    The sense of hearing. uncountable

    "His audition was poor."

  4. 4
    the ability to hear; the auditory faculty wordnet
  5. 5
    An act of hearing; being heard. countable, uncountable

    "Abraham talked on, rather for the pleasure of utterance than for audition, so that his sister's abstraction was of no account."

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  1. 6
    Something heard. countable, rare, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition. transitive

    "We auditioned several actors for the part."

  2. 2
    perform in order to get a role wordnet
  3. 3
    To take part in such a performance. intransitive

    "Several actors auditioned for the part."

Synonyms

All synonyms
hearinghearingtryouttryoutapplyattention

Example

More examples

"She went in for the audition last week."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French audicion, from Latin audītiō, from audiō (“I hear”).

Related phrases

actors interviewfor playfor theaterscreen playtry outtry outs

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