English

Noun

audition ‎(countable and uncountable, plural auditions)

1. (countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent

   I've been to five auditions this week.

2. (uncountable) The sense of hearing

   His audition was poor.

Synonyms

• (performance by an aspiring performer): casting
• (performance by an aspiring performer): tryout

Translations

Verb

audition ‎(third-person singular simple present auditions, present participle auditioning, simple past and past participle auditioned)

1. (transitive) To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition.

   We auditioned several actors for the part.‎

   • 2008, Denis Norden, chapter 8, in Chips from a Life, ISBN 978-0-00-727796-4:

     I was only once faced with the task of auditioning a nimiety of sopranos.

2. (intransitive) To take part in such a performance.

   Several actors auditioned for the part.‎

Translations

Derived terms

• auditioner
• auditionee

Related terms

• audience
• auditory

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin auditio, auditionem.

Noun

audition f ‎(plural auditions)

1. audition (all senses)