audition

«audition» in Mova's school dictionary: noun A short performance to show whether you are good… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an audition, auditions); verb (audition, auditions, auditioned, auditioning)

meaning for a pupil

1) noun A short performance to show whether you are good enough for a part in a play, a band, a choir or a show. tree →

2) verb To do such a performance, or to watch and judge people doing it. tree →

3) (science) The sense of hearing (formal). tree →

sense in the lessons

In school life auditions happen before the school play or the choir: children sing or act and the teachers choose. TV talent shows begin with auditions. Phrases: «go to an audition», «audition for a part», «pass the audition».

examples

• I have an audition for the school play on Friday. tree →
• She auditioned for the part of Dorothy. tree →
• Fifty children came to the choir auditions. tree →
• My hands were shaking at the audition. tree →
• The teachers auditioned everyone who wanted to sing a solo. tree →
• He didn't get the part, but he'll audition again next year. tree →

note

Use «an»: an audition. You audition FOR a part. Regular verb: auditioned. Related to «audio» and «audience» — all about hearing.

In the corpora

• Most actors are not famous; many do small roles, adverts and voice work, and face many auditions and rejections.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «audition» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.