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audition
- /ɑˈdɪʃən/ US, cot caught merger
- /ɔˈdɪʃən/ US
- /ɔːˈdɪʃn̩/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French audicion, from Latin audītiō, from audiō (“to hear”).
noun auditions
- A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent. I've been to five auditions this week.
- The sense of hearing. His audition was poor.
- An act of hearing; being heard. Abraham talked on, rather for the pleasure of utterance than for audition, so that his sister's abstraction was of no account.
- Something heard.
verb auditions · auditioning · auditioned
- To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition. We auditioned several actors for the part.
- To take part in such a performance. Several actors auditioned for the part.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tryout, hearing, try out, auditory modality, auditory sense, casting, hear, heard, interview, examination, trial, test, questioning, recruitment, maintenance, callback
Translations
Every language
noun performance by an aspiring performer
| Español | audición |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오디션 odisyeon |
| 日本語 | オーディション ōdishon, 試聴 shichō |
| 中文 | 試演 /试演 shìyǎn |
| Português | teste, ensaio |
| Français | audition |
| Deutsch | Vorsingen, Casting, Vorspielen, Probesingen, Probevorführung, Probespiel |
| Italiano | audizione |
| Русский | прослу́шивание proslúšivanije, про́ба próba |
| العربية | تَجْرِبة أَدَاء |
| עברית | אוֹדִישֶׁן odíshen, מִבְחַן בַּד mivkhán bád, מִבְחַן בָּמָה mivkhán bamá |
noun sense of hearing
| Español | oído, audición |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 聴覚 chōkaku, 聴力 chōryoku |
| 中文 | 聽覺 /听觉 tīngjué |
| Português | audição |
| Français | audition |
| Deutsch | Gehör |
| Italiano | audizione, ascoltazione |
| Русский | слух slux |
verb evaluate one or more performers in through an audition
| Español | hacer una audición, audicionar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오디션을 열다 odisyeon-eul yeolda |
| 日本語 | オーディションを開く ōdishon o hiraku |
| 中文 | 面試 /面试 miànshì |
| Français | auditionner |
| Deutsch | ein Casting veranstalten |
| Italiano | selezionare |
verb take part in such a performance
| Español | audicionar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오디션을 보다 odisyeon-eul boda, 오디션에 참가하다 odisyeon-e chamgahada |
| 日本語 | オーディションを受ける ōdishon o ukeru |
| 中文 | 試演 /试演 shìyǎn |
| Deutsch | vorsingen, vorspielen, vorsprechen |
Talk about this word "audition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/audition. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. audition. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/audition "audition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/audition.Cite this
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title = {audition},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/audition},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
