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audience
[ aw-dee-uhns ]
noun
- the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert:
The audience was respectful of the speaker's opinion.
- the persons reached by a book, radio or television broadcast, etc.; public:
Some works of music have a wide and varied audience.
- a regular public that manifests interest, support, enthusiasm, or the like; a following:
Every art form has its audience.
- opportunity to be heard; chance to speak to or before a person or group; a hearing.
- a formal interview with a sovereign, high officer of government, or other high-ranking person:
an audience with the pope.
- the act of hearing, or attending to, words or sounds.
audience
/ ˈɔːɪəԲ /
noun
- a group of spectators or listeners, esp at a public event such as a concert or play
- the people reached by a book, film, or radio or television programme
- the devotees or followers of a public entertainer, lecturer, etc; regular public
- an opportunity to put one's point of view, such as a formal interview with a monarch or head of state
Grammar Note
Other Word Forms
- ·d·Գ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of audience1
Word History and Origins
Origin of audience1
Example Sentences
Theatre audiences will get a double dose of Paul Mescal in 2027, after the Irish actor signed up for two productions at the National Theatre.
But people in the audience would stand and applaud for particularly notable performances, and not just for the obvious hits.
"In the meantime, audiences can watch the film on BBC Africa's YouTube channel," the spokesperson added.
We are made invisible by the editorial decisions of people who find our lives too political, too inconvenient — whose audiences have accepted our suffering as unremarkable.
“The slow accumulation of trust over decades is the way that we’re going to build an audience.”
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