audition

A short performance that shows whether someone is suitable for a part in a show.

• Her audition went well.
• The director watched fifty auditions yesterday.
• Have you prepared a song for your audition?

How to use it: an audition for something (He has an audition for the lead role tomorrow.)

Similar words: tryout

Common phrases: audition for something, pass an audition, audition tape

The ability to hear sounds.

• The study examined audition in older adults.
• These tests measure audition under different conditions.
• Damage to the inner ear can affect audition.

Similar words: hearing

Opposites: deafness

Common phrases: audition tests, normal audition, impaired audition

To perform briefly to show that you are suitable for a part in a show.

• I want to audition.
• She auditioned for the lead role.
• Are you auditioning as a singer or a dancer?

How to use it: audition for something (He auditioned for a part in the musical.); audition as something (She auditioned as a dancer.)

Similar words: try out

Common phrases: audition for something, audition as something

To watch or listen to performers to decide whether they are suitable for a show.

• We audition actors every week.
• The director auditioned ten singers for the role.
• They are auditioning dancers for their next show.

How to use it: audition someone for something (They auditioned her for the main part.)

Common phrases: audition someone, audition someone for something