adventure

[ ad-ven-cher ]

noun

1. an exciting or very unusual experience.
2. participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises:

   the spirit of adventure.

3. a bold, usually risky undertaking; hazardous action of uncertain outcome.
4. a commercial or financial speculation of any kind; venture.
5. Obsolete.
   1. peril; danger; risk.
   2. chance; fortune; luck.

verb (used with object)

, ad·ven·tured, ad·ven·tur·ing.

1. to risk or hazard.
2. to take the chance of; dare.
3. to venture to say or utter:

   to adventure an opinion.

verb (used without object)

, ad·ven·tured, ad·ven·tur·ing.

1. to take the risk involved.
2. to venture; hazard.

adventure

/ ədˈvɛntʃə /

noun

1. a risky undertaking of unknown outcome
2. an exciting or unexpected event or course of events
3. a hazardous financial operation; commercial speculation
4. obsolete.
   1. danger or misadventure
   2. chance

verb

1. to take a risk or put at risk
2. intrfoll byinto, on, upon to dare to go or enter (into a place, dangerous activity, etc)
3. to dare to say (something)

   he adventured his opinion

Derived Forms

• adˈventureful, adjective

Other Words From

• ad·venture·ful adjective
• unad·ventur·ing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of adventure¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English aventure, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Vulgar Latin adventūra (unrecorded) “what must happen,” feminine (originally neuter plural) of Latin adventūrus future participle of advenīre “to arrive”; ad- ad- replacing a- a- ⁵; advent, -ure

Word History and Origins

Origin of adventure¹

C13: aventure (later altered to adventure after the Latin spelling), via Old French ultimately from Latin advenīre to happen to (someone), arrive

Example Sentences

It also makes space for immersive theater — see the whimsical investigative adventure that is “The Apple Avenue Detective Agency” — and even games that turn barcode scanners into controllers, such as “Wizard’s Warehouse: The Magick of Retail.”

From Los Angeles Times

Into this all-too-real context Netflix plunks the second season of “Arcane,” the vividly colorful and fast-moving adult animated steampunk adventure series based on Riot’s “League of Legends” video games.

From Salon

Mr Clarke told BBC Radio Bristol he had always had an interest in the outdoors, but added: "This is in a league of its own. It's a brand new adventure."

From BBC

While Hammarby failed to defend their league title this season, they are enjoying a new adventure in Europe.

From BBC

Reilly describes Beth as a "powerhouse", telling me it's been "such a fun adventure to put her on".

From BBC

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