audience meaning

audience means 'a group of people who watch or listen to something'.

audience :

viewers, listeners

noun

▪ The audience clapped after the show.

▪ The viewers clapped after the show.

▪ The speaker addressed the audience.

▪ The speaker talked to the listeners.

paraphrasing

▪ spectators – viewers

▪ crowd – group of people

▪ attendees – people present

▪ onlookers – people watching

audience

Pronunciation

audience [ˈɔː.di.əns]

The stress is on 'au' and sounds like 'aw-dee-uhns'.

Common phrases and grammar about audience

audience - Common meaning

noun
viewers, listeners

Part of Speech Changes for "audience"

▪ auditory (adjective) – related to hearing

▪ audibility (noun) – ability to be heard

Common Expressions with "audience"

▪ live audience – people watching in person

▪ target audience – intended viewers or listeners

▪ attract an audience – draw viewers or listeners

▪ engage the audience – keep viewers interested

Important examples of audience in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, audience often refers to people attending events or shows.

▪The concert attracted a large audience.
▪Many people came to watch the concert.

Example of a confusing word: spectators (viewers)

▪The concert attracted a large spectators.
▪The concert attracted many viewers.
"Audience" refers to a group of people who gather to watch or listen to an event, such as a concert or a play. It is a collective noun and is used correctly in the sentence "The concert attracted a large audience." "Spectators," on the other hand, typically refers to people who watch an event, especially a sports event, and is a plural noun. The sentence "The concert attracted a large spectators" is grammatically incorrect because "spectators" should not be preceded by "a large" without a plural noun marker like "number of." Therefore, "audience" is the correct choice here.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

Audience is used as a noun, often paired with adjectives like 'large' or 'target' in TOEIC questions.

▪The movie reached a wide audience.
▪The movie was seen by many people.

audience

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

captive audience

'interested viewers', used when people are very engaged.

▪The speaker had a captive audience.
▪The speaker had very interested listeners.

play to the gallery

means 'to appeal to the crowd', used when trying to please everyone.

▪The politician played to the gallery.
▪The politician tried to please everyone.

Differences between similar words and audience

audience

,

spectators

differences

Audience refers to people watching or listening, while spectators specifically watch events like sports.

audience
▪The audience enjoyed the play.
▪The viewers enjoyed the play.
spectators
▪The spectators cheered at the match.
▪The people watching cheered at the match.
audience

Words with the same origin as audience

The origin of audience

The word 'audience' comes from the Latin 'audientia', meaning 'a hearing'.

Word structure

It has the root 'audi' (hear) and suffix 'ence' (state or condition), meaning 'the state of hearing'.

Words with the same origin

The root of audience is audi (hear). Words with the same root include audio (sound), audition (tryout), auditorium (large hall).

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