auditionnoun [ C ]
uk/ɔːˈdɪʃ.ən/us/ɑːˈdɪʃ.ən/C1 a short performance that an actor, musician, dancer, etc. gives in order to show they are suitable for a particular play, film, show, etc.:
His audition went well and he's fairly hopeful about getting the part.
The director is holding auditions next week for the major parts.
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- She was terribly nervous before the audition, but once she started singing she was fine.
- The director made some positive comments about my audition but I couldn't tell if he was genuinely impressed.
- Why don't you go along to the auditions for the school play? You're a good actor.
- They have already held the auditions for the main parts in the series.
- She sang really badly at her audition, so she didn't get into the choir.
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auditionverb [ I or T ]
uk/ɔːˈdɪʃ.ən/us/ɑːˈdɪʃ.ən/to give a short performance in order to show that you are suitable for a part in a film, play, show, etc., or to make someone do this:
I'm auditioning for the part of Lady Macbeth.
We're auditioning local rock bands for the music festival.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cinema & theatre: production, direction & recording
- auteur
- computer-animated
- direct
- director
- dress rehearsal
- editor
- effect
- filmmaker
- make
- moviemaker
- picturize
- prop
- rehearsal
- run-through
- set
- setting
- special effect
- stage
- staging
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