What does “audience” mean?
- 1
nounthe people watching or listening to a show, speech or film
The audience clapped for five minutes.
- 2
nounthe people a book, program or product is meant for
The book is written for a young audience.
Audience at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈɔdiəns/ · AW-dee-uhns
How to use “audience” correctly
Say “a large audience”, not “a lot of audience”.
Common phrases with “audience”
- large audience
- target audience
- live audience
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