audition
noun (an audition, auditions); verb (audition, auditions, auditioned, auditioning)
Everyday
- noun A short performance to show whether you are good enough for a part in a play, a band, a choir or a show. tree →
- verb To do such a performance, or to watch and judge people doing it. tree →
- (science) The sense of hearing (formal). tree →
In the lessons
In school life auditions happen before the school play or the choir: children sing or act and the teachers choose. TV talent shows begin with auditions. Phrases: «go to an audition», «audition for a part», «pass the audition».
Examples
- I have an audition for the school play on Friday. tree →
- She auditioned for the part of Dorothy. tree →
- Fifty children came to the choir auditions. tree →
- My hands were shaking at the audition. tree →
- The teachers auditioned everyone who wanted to sing a solo. tree →
- He didn't get the part, but he'll audition again next year. tree →
Note
Use «an»: an audition. You audition FOR a part. Regular verb: auditioned. Related to «audio» and «audience» — all about hearing.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «audition» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «audition» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/audition/