audition
noun
a trial hearing given to a singer, actor, or other performer to test suitability for employment, professional training or competition, etc.
auditioned
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past participleof audition.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof audition.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
auditionnouna trial hearing given to a singer, actor, or other performer to test suitability for employment, professional training or competition, etc.
Example Sentences
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Did you know Zoe would turn out to be the Manhunter when you first auditioned for the role?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
I told him, auditioned and got the role.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Earlier this year Variety reported that stage actor Tom Francis had auditioned, external for the role.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
He had previously worked with the filmmaker on 2023’s “Saltburn,” for which he auditioned using a Harold Pinter monologue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
When Julie Landsman auditioned for the role of principal French horn at the Met, the screens had just gone up in the practice hall.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
