audition
A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talentA performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
» She went in for the audition last week.
Вона поїхала на прослуховування минулого тижня.
Вона пішла на проби минулого тижня.
Meaning
4 senses(countable)A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
I've been to five auditions this week.
Vorsingen, Casting, Vorspielen
прослу́шиваниеproslúšivanije, про́баpróba
a test of the suitability of a performer
(uncountable)The sense of hearing.
His audition was poor.
Gehör
слухslux
(countable, uncountable)An act of hearing; being heard.
(countable, rare, uncountable)Something heard.
Examples
112 sentencesShe went in for the audition last week.
Вона поїхала на прослуховування минулого тижня.
Don't you have an audition today?
I have an audition this afternoon.
ruСегодня после обеда у меня прослушивание.
Did you audition for the part?
Will you audition for the part?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French audicion, from Latin audītiō, from audiō (“to hear”).Borrowed from Middle French audicion, from Latin audītiō, from audiō (“to hear”).
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Forms
plural: auditionsSynonyms
7 synonyms- a test of the suitability of a performer:tryout
- the ability to hear; the auditory faculty:hearingauditory sensesense of hearingauditory modality
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- an an audition
- audition for the
- to audition for
- audition for that