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audition

/ɑˈdɪʃən/noun, verb3 syllables

Audition means: the ability to hear; the auditory faculty.

Synonyms for audition6

noun, as in the ability to hear; the auditory faculty

hearing, auditory sense, sense of hearing, auditory modality

noun, as in a test of the suitability of a performer

tryout

verb, as in perform in order to get a role

try out

What does audition mean?3

noun

1

the ability to hear; the auditory faculty“his hearing was impaired”

2

a test of the suitability of a performer

verb

1

perform in order to get a role“She auditioned for a role on Broadway”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with audition?60

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Audition in a sentence

  • After a few months, he had an audition.mutskt
  • I had a few auditions, but never got a job.CM
  • She went in for the audition last week.CK
  • John was going to the audition the next morning.Amastan
  • Elias failed an audition and missed the chance to sign a good contract.Amastan
  • You have to have an audition before you can join the choir.patgfisher
  • You have to audition to join the choir.patgfisher
  • She said she was here for an audition.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of audition

as a noun

plural
auditions

as a verb

past tense
auditioned
present participle
auditioning
third-person singular
auditions
past participle
auditioned