audience
A group of people within hearingA group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.
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» There was a large audience at the concert.
Es gab viel Publikum beim Konzert. — shmar
На концерте было много слушателей. — Hellerick
На концерті було багато слухачів. — aandrusiak
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7 sensesA 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.
Publikum, Zuschauer, Audienzen
пу́бликаpúblika, зри́телиzríteli, аудито́рияauditórija
аудито́ріяaudytórija, пу́блікаpúblika, авдито́ріяavdytórija
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.
Audienz
аудие́нцияaudijéncija
аудіє́нціяaudijéncija
The readership of a book or other written publication.
"Private Eye" has a small but faithful audience.
Publikum
чита́телиčitáteli, аудито́рияauditórija
аудито́ріяaudytórija, авдито́ріяavdytórija, читачі́čytačí
A following.
The opera singer expanded his audience by singing songs from the shows.
аудіє́нціяaudijéncija
(historical)An audiencia (judicial court of the Spanish empire), or the territory administered by it.
(archaic)Hearing; the condition or state of hearing or listening.
- a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
- the part of the general public interested in a source of information, entertainment, or a product/service
- a conference (usually with someone important)
- an opportunity to state your case and be heard
Examples
523 sentencesThere was a large audience at the concert.
На концерті було багато слухачів. — aandrusiak
ruНа концерте было много слушателей. — Hellerick
deEs gab viel Publikum beim Konzert. — shmar
I think the audience thought I was funny.
Думаю, публіка вважала мене кумедним. — deniko
The audience is young.
Аудиторія молода. — deniko
ruАудитория молодая. — odexed
Don't lose your audience.
Не загуби свою аудиторію. — deniko
We had a large audience.
Ми мали велику аудиторію. — deniko
ruУ нас было много публики. — sharptoothed
deWir hatten ein großes Publikum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English audience, from Middle French audience, from Old French audience, fromFrom Middle English audience, from Middle French audience, from Old French audience, from Latin audientia, from present participle audiēns (“hearing”), from verb audiō (“to hear”). Doublet of audiencia.
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Forms
plural: audiencesSynonyms
7 synonyms- a conference (usually with someone important):consultationinterview
- an opportunity to state your case and be heard:hearing
Word family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- B2Giving a presentation — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- in the audience
- a large audience
- large audience
- the audience applauded
- the audience was
- audience applauded
- large audience at
- audience sang along
- an an audience
- from the audience
- of the audience
- audience at the
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.