Etymological root

audire

Latin

to hear; to listen

Forms to recognize: audiō, audīre, audītum

Hearing connects this Latin family. Audio names sound, audible describes what can be heard, and auditory relates to hearing. An audience can listen to or watch a performance. Audit shares the same history, although its current financial sense concerns examining records rather than merely listening.

Learn this word family

audio
Sound, especially when it is recorded or broadcast.

The audio in the interview was clear despite the traffic outside.
audible
capable of being heard

The announcement was barely audible above the noise of the departing train.
audience
The people watching or listening to a performance, speech, or program.

The audience stayed silent as the storyteller began the final chapter.
audit
An official examination of a company's financial records.

The annual audit found that every invoice matched a recorded payment.
auditory
relating to the sense or organs of hearing

The experiment compared auditory signals with flashing lights on a screen.

# audire

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Latin
**Slug:** audire

## Meanings
1. to hear
2. to listen

## Variants
- audiō
- audīre
- audītum

## Notes
Hearing connects this Latin family. Audio names sound, audible describes what can be heard, and auditory relates to hearing. An audience can listen to or watch a performance. Audit shares the same history, although its current financial sense concerns examining records rather than merely listening.

## Learn This Word Family
- audio: The audio in the interview was clear despite the traffic outside.
- audible: The announcement was barely audible above the noise of the departing train.
- audience: The audience stayed silent as the storyteller began the final chapter.
- audit: The annual audit found that every invoice matched a recorded payment.
- auditory: The experiment compared auditory signals with flashing lights on a screen.

## Words From This Root
- audience - The people watching or listening to a performance, speech, or program.
- audio - Sound, especially when it is recorded or broadcast.
- audit - An official examination of a company's financial records.
- audible - capable of being heard
- auditory - relating to the sense or organs of hearing
- disobedient - failing or refusing to obey rules or authority
- disobey - to fail or refuse to comply with a command or rule
- inaudible - unable to be heard

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