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audience

/ˈoːdɪjəns/noun3 syllables

Audience means: a conference (usually with someone important).

Synonyms for audience7

noun, as in a conference (usually with someone important)

noun, as in an opportunity to state your case and be heard

also used for audience

spectators, crowd, hearership, listenership

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What does audience mean?4

noun

1

a conference (usually with someone important)“he had a consultation with the judge”

2

an opportunity to state your case and be heard“they condemned him without a hearing”

3

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance“the audience applauded”

4

the part of the general public interested in a source of information, entertainment, or a product/service“every artist needs an audience”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Audience in a sentence

  • On the speaker's saying so, the audience burst out into laughter.unknown
  • At my joke, the audience burst into laughter.unknown
  • Among the audience, there were teachers, lawyers, engineers, and so on.unknown
  • Among the audience, there were students, teachers, clerks, and so on.unknown
  • The audience walked out of the theater, looking bored.unknown
  • The audience applauded him, which means his performance was a success.unknown
  • As she sang with all her heart, the audience was deeply moved.CM
  • However, some people in the audience were not pleased with the results.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of audience

as a noun

plural
audiences