audition for



audition for

To perform in order to display one's abilities in an attempt to be granted a role in something (typically a role in a play). Are you auditioning for this year's spring musical? I'm going to sing that song when I audition for the play.

audition for something

to try out for a part in something. (In a setting in which one's singing, speaking, or playing is heard and judged.) I plan to audition for the lead role in the school play. Liz auditioned for The Mikado.

audition someone for something

to allow someone to try out for a part in a performance; to judge someone's singing, speaking, or playing potential for a part in a performance. Will you audition anyone else for the part? Have you been auditioned for a part in the school play?

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aram (2)-Armenian
AsunAH-soonSpanish
Efemena-Western African, Urhobo
WilburnWIL-bərnEnglish
Veniaminvye-nee-ah-MEEN, vee-nee-ah-MEENRussian
Ailpein-Scottish