AUDITION


Meaning of AUDITION in English

I. ȯˈdishən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin audition-, auditio, from auditus + -ion-, -io -ion

1. : the power or sense of hearing : ability to hear

2. : the act of hearing

3. : the act of listening to intently : a critical hearing

an audition of new recordings

4. : a trial performance to appraise an entertainer's merits

II. verb

( auditioned ; auditioned ; auditioning -sh(ə)niŋ ; auditions )

transitive verb

: to try out in an audition

the producer auditioned the choreography group

intransitive verb

: to give a trial performance

she auditioned for the leading role

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.