AUDIENCE


Meaning of AUDIENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯ-dē-ən(t)s, ˈä- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin audientia, from audient-, audiens, present participle of audire

Date: 14th century

1. : the act or state of hearing

2.

a. : a formal hearing or interview

an audience with the pope

b. : an opportunity of being heard

I would succeed if I were once given audience

3.

a. : a group of listeners or spectators

b. : a reading, viewing, or listening public

4. : a group of ardent admirers or devotees : following

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.