audience
pronunciation
How to pronounce audience in British English:
UK [ˈɔːdiəns]
How to pronounce audience in American English:
US [ˈɑːdiəns]
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- Noun:
- a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
- the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
- an opportunity to state your case and be heard
- a conference (usually with someone important)
Word Origin
- audience (n.)
- late 14c., "the action of hearing," from Old French audience, from Latin audentia "a hearing, listening," from audientum (nominative audiens), present participle of audire "to hear," from PIE compound *au-dh- "to perceive physically, grasp," from root *au- "to perceive" (cognates: Greek aisthanesthai "to feel;" Sanskrit avih, Avestan avish "openly, evidently;" Old Church Slavonic javiti "to reveal"). Meaning "formal hearing or reception" is from late 14c.; that of "persons within hearing range, assembly of listeners" is from early 15c. (French audience retains only the older senses). Sense transferred 1855 to "readers of a book." Audience-participation (adj.) first recorded 1940.
Example
- 1. His chinese audience lapped it up .
- 2. Use twitter to connect with your audience .
- 3. Write about topics your audience cares about .
- 4. She believes mba students are the ideal target audience .
- 5. How could they avoid giving succour to the enemy , given the many germans in the audience ?