Audience — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹɑːtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːdiəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːdiəns/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɑːtʃ/.

Examples

the audience applauded
someone in the audience began to cough
every artist needs an audience

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hearing interview consultation

Parts of Speech

noun	a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance “the audience applauded”
noun	the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment “every artist needs an audience”
noun	an opportunity to state your case and be heard “they condemned him without a hearing”
noun	a conference (usually with someone important) “he had a consultation with the judge”

Word Forms

consult

verb

have a conference in order to talk something over

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Publikum

eine Versammlung von Zuschauern oder Zuhörern bei einer (normalerweise öffentlichen) Aufführung

🇫🇷French

public

un rassemblement de spectateurs ou d'auditeurs lors d'une représentation (généralement publique)

🇪🇸Spanish

audiencia

una reunión de espectadores u oyentes en una actuación (generalmente pública)

🇮🇹Italian

pubblico

un raduno di spettatori o ascoltatori durante uno spettacolo (solitamente pubblico).

🇳🇱Dutch

publiek

een bijeenkomst van toeschouwers of luisteraars bij een (meestal openbare) uitvoering

🇵🇹Portuguese

público

uma reunião de espectadores ou ouvintes em uma apresentação (geralmente pública)

🇷🇺Russian

аудитория

собрание зрителей или слушателей на (обычно публичном) представлении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

श्रोता

(आमतौर पर सार्वजनिक) प्रदर्शन में दर्शकों या श्रोताओं का जमावड़ा

🇧🇩Bengali

দর্শক

একটি (সাধারণত সর্বজনীন) পারফরম্যান্সে দর্শক বা শ্রোতাদের সমাবেশ

🇮🇳Tamil

பார்வையாளர்கள்

(பொதுவாக பொது) நிகழ்ச்சியில் பார்வையாளர்கள் அல்லது கேட்பவர்களின் கூட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రేక్షకులు

(సాధారణంగా పబ్లిక్) ప్రదర్శనలో ప్రేక్షకులు లేదా శ్రోతల సమావేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रेक्षक

(सामान्यत: सार्वजनिक) कामगिरीवर प्रेक्षक किंवा श्रोत्यांचा मेळावा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રેક્ષકો

(સામાન્ય રીતે જાહેર) પ્રદર્શનમાં દર્શકો અથવા શ્રોતાઓનો મેળાવડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರು

(ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ) ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನದಲ್ಲಿ ವೀಕ್ಷಕರು ಅಥವಾ ಕೇಳುಗರ ಸಭೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രേക്ഷകർ

(സാധാരണയായി പൊതു) പ്രകടനത്തിൽ കാണികളുടെയോ ശ്രോതാക്കളുടെയോ ഒത്തുചേരൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਰਸ਼ਕ

(ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਨਤਕ) ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ 'ਤੇ ਦਰਸ਼ਕਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਸਰੋਤਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਇਕੱਠ

🇵🇰Urdu

سامعین

(عام طور پر عوامی) کارکردگی میں تماشائیوں یا سامعین کا اجتماع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

观众

（通常是公开的）表演中聚集的观众或听众

🇯🇵Japanese

観客

（通常は公開の）パフォーマンスでの観客またはリスナーの集まり

🇰🇷Korean

청중

(대개 공개) 공연에서 관객이나 청취자가 모이는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khán giả

một tập hợp khán giả hoặc người nghe tại một buổi biểu diễn (thường là công cộng)

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ชม

การรวมตัวของผู้ชมหรือผู้ฟังในการแสดง (โดยปกติจะเป็นสาธารณะ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

hadirin

kumpulan penonton atau pendengar pada pertunjukan (biasanya publik).

🇵🇭Filipino

madla

isang pagtitipon ng mga manonood o tagapakinig sa isang (karaniwang pampubliko) na pagtatanghal

🇲🇾Malay

penonton

perhimpunan penonton atau pendengar pada persembahan (biasanya awam).

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جمهور

تجمع للمشاهدين أو المستمعين في عرض (عام عادة).

🇮🇷Persian

مخاطب

گردهمایی تماشاگران یا شنوندگان در یک اجرا (معمولاً عمومی).

🇹🇷Turkish

kitle

(genellikle halka açık) bir performansta seyircilerin veya dinleyicilerin toplanması

🇮🇱Hebrew

קהל

מפגש של צופים או מאזינים בהופעה (בדרך כלל פומבית).

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