{
    "term": "audience",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to something (a play, concert, somebody speaking, etc.)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The audience was/were clapping for 10 minutes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The debate was televised in front of a **live audience**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an audience of 10 000"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Audience members** voted on their favorite presentations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We encourage **audience participation** during our show."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He prefers playing to live audiences."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was trying to convince his audience of his seriousness."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She regales her audience with funny stories."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Such a well-known politician should draw a big audience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The audience cheered loudly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The audience roared with laughter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The audience was visibly moved."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film has thrilled audiences throughout the country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These artists remain relatively unknown to Western audiences."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cinema audiences would be more accepting of this sort of advertising."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We played in front of a capacity audience of 15 000."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music", "Film and theatre"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "capacity", "large"],
                "verb + audience": ["address", "perform to", "play to"],
                "audience + verb": ["applaud", "cheer", "clap"],
                "audience + noun": ["participation", "member"],
                "preposition": ["before an/​the audience", "in front of an/​the audience"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a number of people or a particular group of people who watch, read, or listen to the same thing",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "TV/television/cinema/movie audiences"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His book reached an even **wider audience** when it was made into a movie."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This book will appeal to a **broad audience**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has generated a massive online audience since uploading her first clip three years ago."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **target audience** for this advertisement was mainly teenagers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "An audience of millions watched the wedding on TV."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most companies now have their own websites which address mass audiences."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They aim to make art accessible to the widest possible audience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The museum is trying to attract a wider audience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His core audience is over the age of 35."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most movies are designed to appeal to a mainstream audience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some scenes in the movie risk alienating a female audience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We want to reach a target audience that's younger in age."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We want to reach a younger target audience."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "capacity", "large"],
                "verb + audience": ["address", "perform to", "play to"],
                "audience + verb": ["applaud", "cheer", "clap"],
                "audience + noun": ["participation", "member"],
                "preposition": ["before an/​the audience", "in front of an/​the audience"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a formal meeting with an important person",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an audience with the Pope"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He sought a private audience with the Queen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Pope granted him an audience."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["private"],
                "verb + audience": ["have", "ask for", "request"],
                "preposition": ["audience with"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɔːdiəns/",
                "audio": "au/audience/audience__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɔːdiəns/",
                "audio": "au/audience/audience__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin audientia, from audire ‘hear’."
}