audition

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French audicion, from Latin audītiō, from audiō (“to hear”). === Pronunciation === (General American) (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɑˈdɪʃən/ (without the cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɔˈdɪʃən/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔːˈdɪʃn̩/ === Noun === audition (countable and uncountable, plural auditions) (countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent. (uncountable) The sense of hearing. An act of hearing; being heard. (rare) Something heard. ==== Synonyms ==== (performance by an aspiring performer): casting (performance by an aspiring performer): tryout ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== audience auditory ==== Descendants ==== → Hebrew: אוֹדִישֶׁן (odíshen) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === audition (third-person singular simple present auditions, present participle auditioning, simple past and past participle auditioned) (transitive) To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition. (intransitive) To take part in such a performance. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin audītiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o.di.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === audition f (plural auditions) audition hearing === Further reading === “audition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Swedish == === Noun === audition c audition === Further reading === “audition”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “audition”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)