audition

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/ɑˈdɪʃən/

noun 4verb 2

Collocations

(noun.)

VERB + AUDITION

do, go for/to, have

She went for an audition at the theater last week and got the role.

give sb, hold

The theater company is holding auditions next month for their new production.

pass | fail

PREP

~ for

She went to an audition for the school musical last week.

~ with

She went for an audition with a local theater company last month.

Definitions

noun

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

I've been to five auditions this week.

The sense of hearing.

His audition was poor.

An act of hearing; being heard.

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

Something heard.

verb

To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition.

We auditioned several actors for the part.

I was only once faced with the task of auditioning a nimiety of sopranos.

To take part in such a performance.

Several actors auditioned for the part.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a test of the suitability of a performer

tryout

noun — the ability to hear

hearing

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I've been to five auditions this week.

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His audition was poor.

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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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We auditioned several actors for the part.

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I was only once faced with the task of auditioning a nimiety of sopranos.

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Several actors auditioned for the part.

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Usage Notes

i Register

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