audition
/ɔːˈdɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण ऑडिशन
स्वर-परीक्षा, ऑडिशन
Core word
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a short performance given by an actor, a singer, so that a director can decide whether they are suitable for a particular part
स्वर-परीक्षा, ऑडिशन
- auditions for the show
- She prepared a song for her audition at the music school.
- He has an audition for a role in a TV serial.
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- Hundreds of young singers came to the audition in Mumbai.
- She was nervous before her audition but sang beautifully.
- The audition lasted only five minutes.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
audition for + a part / role / team
Use for to name what you are trying to win through the audition.
जिस भूमिका या टीम के लिए परीक्षण हो, उसे बताने के लिए 'for' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Radhika auditioned for the lead role in the school play.
- Two hundred singers auditioned for the show.
have / hold / go to an audition
The noun is countable. You have or attend an audition; the people choosing hold it.
यह noun countable है। प्रतिभागी audition 'देता' है और चयनकर्ता उसे 'आयोजित' करते हैं।
- The college dance club is holding auditions on Friday.
- He has an audition tomorrow morning.
audition (verb) + somebody
As a transitive verb, the judges audition the performers.
Transitive verb के रूप में judges कलाकारों का audition लेते हैं।
- The director auditioned fifty children before choosing the cast.
audition + to-infinitive / noun
You can also audition to play or sing something.
आप कुछ बजाने या गाने के लिए भी audition दे सकते हैं।
- She auditioned to sing in the festival choir.
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verb + audition
passfailattendholdarrangego for
- Meera passed the audition and joined the theatre group.
adjective + audition
openfinalfirstsuccessfulnervous
- The open audition was held in the school hall.
audition + noun
tapepieceroundpanelprocess
- He sent an audition tape to the music channel.
audition + for
for a rolefor a bandfor a choirfor a film
- Hundreds of girls auditioned for a role in the film.
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- Radhika practised her monologue for a week before the audition.
राधिका ने audition से पहले एक सप्ताह तक अपने एकालाप का अभ्यास किया।
- The judges were impressed by his audition and gave him a second round.
Judges उसके audition से प्रभावित हुए और उसे दूसरा round दिया।
- Hundreds of students queued outside the auditorium for the audition.
सैकड़ों विद्यार्थी audition के लिए सभागार के बाहर कतार में खड़े थे।
- She auditioned for the cricket commentary team of the college.
उसने कॉलेज की क्रिकेट कमेंट्री टीम के लिए audition दिया।
- He did not get through the audition, but he did not give up.
वह audition में सफल नहीं हुआ, पर उसने हार नहीं मानी।
- The audition room was full of nervous young singers.
Audition कक्ष घबराए हुए युवा गायकों से भरा था।
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✗ She gave an audition to the school choir.
✓ She auditioned for the school choir.
Use audition for, not audition to, when naming the group or part.
समूह या भूमिका बताने के लिए 'audition for' का प्रयोग होता है, 'audition to' नहीं।
✗ He auditioned the lead role.
✓ He auditioned for the lead role.
Intransitive audition needs for before the part; only the judges audition a person directly.
भूमिका से पहले 'for' आवश्यक है; किसी व्यक्ति का audition सीधे केवल judges लेते हैं।
§Grammar and usage
Word link: aud- means hear (audition, audio, audience, audible).
शब्द-संबंध में aud- का अर्थ सुनना है (audition, audio, audience, audible)।