Audition

Pronunciation: /ɔˈdɪʃən/

Definitions of audition

noun a trial performance to demonstrate suitability for a particular role or job

Example Sentences

A1 I have an audition for a school play next week.

A2 She is nervous about her audition for the choir.

B1 He prepared a monologue for his audition for the acting role.

B2 The audition process for the dance company was intense.

C1 After several rounds of auditions, she finally landed a role in the movie.

C2 The audition panel was impressed by his performance and offered him a lead role in the play.

Examples of audition in a Sentence

formal She prepared diligently for her audition for the lead role in the play.

informal I heard Sarah nailed her audition for the school musical.

slang I totally aced my audition for the band, bro!

figurative Life is like an audition, you have to give it your all to succeed.

Grammatical Forms of audition

• past tense: auditioned
• plural: auditions
• comparative: more audition
• superlative: most audition
• present tense: auditions
• future tense: will audition
• perfect tense: have auditioned
• continuous tense: is auditioning
• singular: audition
• positive degree: audition
• infinitive: to audition
• gerund: auditioning
• participle: auditioned

Origin and Evolution of audition

First Known Use: 1567 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'audition' originated from the Latin word 'audire' which means 'to hear'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the context of listening or hearing, the word 'audition' evolved to refer to a specific performance or test to assess someone's suitability for a role in a play or film.