audition

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɔːˈdɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɔˈdɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ô dishən)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
au•di•tion /ɔˈdɪʃən/USA pronunciation   n. 
    [countable]
  1. Show Businessa trial performance by an actor, singer, etc., to determine suitability for a part in a play, film, musical group, etc.

v. 
  1. Show Business to hear or view in an audition:[+ object]The director auditioned several hundred actors.
  2. Show Business to compete in an audition:[no object* (~ + for + object)]She auditioned for the part.
See -aud-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
au•di•tion  (ô dishən),USA pronunciation n. 
  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.

v.t., v.i. 
  1. to try or compete in an audition:to audition aspiring actors; to audition for the leading role.
  • Latin audītiōn- (stem of audītiō hearing). See auditive, -ion
  • Middle French)
  • (1590–1600
au•dition•er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
audition / ɔːˈdɪʃən/
  1. a test at which a performer or musician is asked to demonstrate his or her ability for a particular role, etc
  2. the act, sense, or power of hearing
  1. to judge by means of or be tested in an audition
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin audītiō a hearing, from audīre to hear
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