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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On a double date with her husband and their best friends, Mona, beaming, tells the group that she’s auditioned for “a musical show.”
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Mitte, who grew up in Louisiana, was a young teen when he auditioned for the breakthrough role after moving to Los Angeles to support his younger sister's acting career in 2005.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 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
The school with a selection committee who dropped their jaws when I auditioned with Puccini’s “Vissi d’arte” last Saturday.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
