auditorium
gb/ˌɔdətˈɔɹiəm/ us/ˌɔdətˈɔɹiəm/
B1
English
~ 9900
Senses
0 senses
Noun
B1
entity
1
large room for events and audiences
A big room with many seats where people sit and watch a show, speech, or school event.
Usage pattern:
in the auditorium; the [place] auditorium
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse "auditorium" with "audience". "Auditorium" is the place (the room), while "audience" is the group of people watching or listening. They may also confuse it with "stadium", which is usually outdoors and used mainly for sports.
Synonyms
hall (Often used more generally; can mean any large room or building, not only one designed for audiences.)
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lecture hall (More specific to teaching and universities; usually smaller and more academic than a general auditorium.)
Antonyms
stage (The opposite physical area in a performance space: where performers stand, not where the audience sits.)
Collocations
school auditorium
|concert auditorium
|packed auditorium
|auditorium stage
|auditorium seating
|main auditorium
Themes
education
|entertainment
|public_life
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Examples
- The graduation ceremony will be held in the main auditorium.
- Students filled the auditorium to hear the guest speaker.
- The school renovated its old auditorium with new lights and sound equipment.
- Please wait in the auditorium until the concert begins.
- The conference has three auditoriums of different sizes for workshops and keynote talks.
Learner examples
- Our school play is in the auditorium tonight.
- The chairs in the auditorium are very comfortable.
- We all went to the auditorium to listen to the teacher.
- There is a big screen in the auditorium for movies.
- The auditorium was full, so we had to stand at the back.
Noun
B2
entity
2
audience seating area in a venue
The part of a theater or hall where the people sit, not the stage where actors or speakers stand.
Usage pattern:
in the auditorium; the auditorium of [a theater]
Common mistake:
Learners may not realize that "auditorium" can mean only the audience area inside a larger theater or concert hall, not the whole building. They sometimes use "auditorium" when they mean "stage"; remember that the auditorium is where you sit, not where you perform.
Synonyms
seating area (A more general term that can apply to any place with seats; not limited to theaters or performance spaces.)
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house (A theater term for the audience part of a venue; more technical and mostly used by theater professionals.)
Antonyms
stage (The performance area facing the auditorium, where actors or speakers stand instead of the audience.)
Collocations
darkened auditorium
|silent auditorium
|enter the auditorium
|leave the auditorium
|across the auditorium
|auditorium lights
Themes
entertainment
|public_life
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Examples
- From the stage, she looked out over the dark auditorium.
- Please do not bring food into the auditorium while the show is in progress.
- The lights in the auditorium dimmed as the orchestra began to play.
- Ushers guided latecomers quietly through the auditorium to their seats.
- The children’s laughter echoed around the small auditorium.
Learner examples
- We walked into the auditorium and found our seats.
- The auditorium became quiet when the movie started.
- The teacher spoke to the students in the dark auditorium.
- The actors bowed while the people in the auditorium clapped.
- Music played softly in the auditorium before the show.
Grammar
Dictionary form
auditorium
IPA
GB/ˌɔdətˈɔɹiəm/
US/ˌɔdətˈɔɹiəm/
Syllables & stress
aud - it - or - i - um (5 syllables)
Stress on 3rd syllable (or)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: auditorium
- Plural: auditoria, auditoriums
Word family
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