audition, tryout
(noun) a test of the suitability of a performer
hearing, audition, auditory sense, sense of hearing, auditory modality
(noun) the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; “his hearing was impaired”
audition, try out
(verb) perform in order to get a role; “She auditioned for a role on Broadway”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
audition (countable and uncountable, plural auditions)
(countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
(uncountable) The sense of hearing.
An act of hearing; being heard.
(rare) Something heard.
• (performance by an aspiring performer): casting
• (performance by an aspiring performer): tryout
audition (third-person singular simple present auditions, present participle auditioning, simple past and past participle auditioned)
(transitive) To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition.
(intransitive) To take part in such a performance.
Source: Wiktionary
Au*di"tion, n. Etym: [L. auditio.]
Definition: The act of hearing or listening; hearing. Audition may be active or passive; hence the difference between listening and simple hearing. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 December 2024
(verb) commit fraud and steal from one’s employer; “We found out that she had been fiddling for years”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
