audience

UK /ˈɔː.di.əns/ US /ˈɔ.di.əns/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.) group of people watching/listening to sth

ADJ

big, capacity, large, mass, packed, vast, wide

The concert last night had a packed audience that filled every seat in the hall.

VERB + AUDIENCE

address, perform to, play to

The pianist performed to a large audience at the concert hall last night.

attract, draw, pull in

The new comedy show managed to attract a large audience on opening night.

reach

The marketing campaign successfully reached a global audience of millions of viewers.

captivate, grip, thrill

The magic show really gripped the young audience from start to finish.

move

The actor's passionate performance moved the audience to tears.

AUDIENCE + VERB

applaud, cheer

The audience applauded enthusiastically after the pianist finished playing the difficult concerto.

boo, jeer | laugh

AUDIENCE + NOUN

participation

PREP

before/in front of an/the ~

The singer performed her new song before a small audience at the concert.

(noun.) formal meeting with a very important person

ADJ

private

VERB + AUDIENCE

have | ask for, request, seek

give sb, grant sb

The president agreed to give the young activist an audience to discuss climate change.

PREP

~ with

The ambassador requested an audience with the foreign minister to discuss the trade agreement.

Definitions

noun

A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.

We joined the audience just as the lights went down.

One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.” He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.

Hearing; the condition or state of hearing or listening.

WHen he had ended all his ſayingꝭ in the audience of the people / he entred ĩto Capernaum.

... groans and roarings full of plaintive anger, the force of which can only be realized by actual audience. When solicited by the jerking of their noses, they condescend to kneel down and tuck their legs under them;[…]

A widespread or nationwide viewing or listening public, as of a TV or radio network or program.

A formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary.

She managed to get an audience with the Pope.

Captain Anderson: Sounds like you convinced the Council to give us an audience. Ambassador Udina: They were not happy about it. Saren's their top agent. They don't like him being accused of treason.

The readership of a book or other written publication.

"Private Eye" has a small but faithful audience.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a conference (usually with someone important)

noun — an opportunity to state your case and be heard

hearing

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

We joined the audience just as the lights went down.

Wiktionary

My audience to this not-too-easy operation was a small group of Scottish school lasses, who seemed (perhaps naturally) to find the proceedings somewhat mysterious, but at any rate amusing. I wished th

Wiktionary

It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.

Tatoeba · #1858

The audience acclaimed the actors for their performance.

Tatoeba · #1923

To win his audience, the speaker resorted to using rhetorical techniques he learned from his communication courses.

Tatoeba · #1982

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, audience is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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