noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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cot-caught-merger:/ɑˈdɪʃən/
/ɔˈdɪʃən/without the cot–caught merger
Received-Pronunciation:/ɔːˈdɪʃn̩/
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CMU ARPABET:AA0 D IH1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
I've been to five auditions this week.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The sense of hearing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
His audition was poor.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An act of hearing; being heard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Something heard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
We auditioned several actors for the part.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To take part in such a performance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
Several actors auditioned for the part.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
a test of the suitability of a performer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tryout
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: test, trial, run
Narrower terms: screen test
8
noun
Meaning 8
the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his hearing was impaired
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hearing, auditory sense, sense of hearing, auditory modality
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: modality, sense modality, sensory system, exteroception
