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audition

[ aw-dish-uhn ]

noun

  1. a trial hearing given to a singer, actor, or other performer to test suitability for employment, professional training or competition, etc.
  2. a reading or other simplified rendering of a theatrical work, performed before a potential backer, producer, etc.
  3. the act, sense, or power of hearing.
  4. something that is heard.


verb (used with or without object)

  1. to try or compete in an audition:

    to audition aspiring actors; to audition for the leading role.

audition

/ ɔːˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. a test at which a performer or musician is asked to demonstrate his ability for a particular role, etc
  2. the act, sense, or power of hearing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to judge by means of or be tested in an audition
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

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  • a·徱tDz noun
  • ܲa·徱tDzԱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of audition1

1590–1600; (< Middle French ) < Latin ܻīپō- (stem of ܻīپō hearing). See auditive, -ion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of audition1

C16: from Latin ܻīپō a hearing, from ܻī to hear
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"He wasn't helped by untimely fitness struggles. He was clearly short of his best. That moment, potentially his real audition, slipped through his fingers."

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She learnt about the acting industry, the process of auditioning, and how to prepare monologues.

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In my first audition, I did the scene where it’s Chelsea saying to Rick, “You need to get a facial.”

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Before auditioning for the series at age 6, North appeared in commercials and worked as a child model.

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Three weeks later he got the audition to play Burton on the big screen.

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