audition
[noun]
Synonyms: hearing, audience

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I. au‧di‧tion¹ /ɔːˈdɪʃən $ ɒː-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: auditio 'hearing', from audire; ⇒ audio]
a short performance by an actor, singer etc that someone watches to judge if they are good enough to act in a play, sing in a concert etc
audition for
I’ve got an audition for the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra on Friday.

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II. audition² verb

1. [intransitive] to take part in an audition
audition for
She’s auditioning for Ophelia in ‘Hamlet’.

2. [transitive] to watch and judge someone’s performance in an audition:
We auditioned more than 200 dancers before deciding on Carole Ann.

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audition
noun
VERB + AUDITION do, go for/to, have I did an audition for the part of the queen.
give sb, hold holding auditions for new actors
pass | fail
PREP. ~ for an audition for a place at drama school
~ with an audition with the Royal Ballet

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