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# audition

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

«audition» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audition/#m1)
2. verb To do such a performance, or to watch and judge people doing it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audition/#m2)
3. (science) The sense of hearing (formal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audition/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audition/#x1)
- She auditioned for the part of Dorothy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audition/#x2)
- Fifty children came to the choir auditions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audition/#x3)
- My hands were shaking at the audition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audition/#x4)
- The teachers auditioned everyone who wanted to sing a solo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audition/#x5)
- He didn't get the part, but he'll audition again next year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audition/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «audition» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/audition/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«audition» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/audition.html) on Mova free.