1. a trial performance to test a performer’s ability for a particular role or position
2. the sense of hearing or the process of hearing
Usage: formal; technical

1. to perform in an audition
2. to test a performer in an audition

Examples

• She had an audition for the lead role in the school play.
• The director will audition fifty actors for the part.
• He practiced his monologue before the audition.
• The casting director auditioned dozens of singers.
• Her audition went well and she got the callback.
• They’re holding auditions for the choir next week.
• The actor auditioned for three different roles.