audience
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,217 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,894 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance the audience applaudedsomeone in the audience began to cough
- the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment every artist needs an audiencethe broadcast reached an audience of millions
- an opportunity to state your case and be heard also: hearing they condemned him without a hearinghe saw that he had lost his audience
- a conference (usually with someone important) also: consultation, interview he had a consultation with the judgehe requested an audience with the king
audience in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Amid the breathless attention of the audience, the President--Dr. Strahl--rose to open the meeting.
Freeland: A Social Anticipation · Theodor Hertzka · Chapter 1
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Its effect, however, upon the immense audience gathered in front of the Capitol seems to have been immediate.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1
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The truth was that she found all her entertainment and occupation in being an audience or a spectator.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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When he was completely himself again, he was summoned to an audience with the Queen of Lantern Land.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1
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We preferred opting for an anti-realistic look: we want to plunge the audience into a very strange but consistent universe.
William Gibson Interviewed · Giuseppe Salza · Chapter 1