Meaning & use
auditorium
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Meaning
nouncountable
A large room or building with rows of seats where people gather to watch performances, listen to speeches, or attend events.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'an auditorium', 'two auditoriums'.
Patterns
- in the auditorium
- a packed auditorium
- the school auditorium
The concert was held in the main auditorium of the arts center.
Students filled the auditorium to hear the guest speaker.
The auditorium has excellent acoustics for orchestra performances.
Word forms
| plural | auditoriums |
|---|---|
| plural | auditoria |
Common combinations
- packed auditorium
- The comedian performed to a packed auditorium.
- school auditorium
- The school auditorium was decorated for the graduation ceremony.
- main auditorium
- The main auditorium seats over two thousand people.
- auditorium seating
- The auditorium seating is arranged in a semicircle.
Synonyms and how they differ
- hall
- A hall is a more general large room for meetings or events; an auditorium specifically has seating for an audience facing a stage or speaker.
- theater
- A theater is designed mainly for plays and films, while an auditorium can host many kinds of gatherings, including lectures and ceremonies.
- amphitheater
- An amphitheater is usually outdoor with rising rows of seats, whereas an auditorium is typically indoors.
Commonly confused: auditorium or audition?
auditorium vs audition
An audition is a short performance to try for a role; an auditorium is the place where such events happen.
Practice
The lecture will take place in the ______, so please arrive early to get a good seat.
Choose one answer.
'Auditorium' is the large room with seats where a lecture happens. 'Audition' is a tryout performance; 'auditory' is an adjective relating to hearing; 'audience' means the people watching, not the place.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “auditorium”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.