adventure
an exciting or very unusual experience.
participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises: the spirit of adventure.
a bold, usually risky undertaking; hazardous action of uncertain outcome.
a commercial or financial speculation of any kind; venture.
Obsolete.
peril; danger; risk.
chance; fortune; luck.
to risk or hazard.
to take the chance of; dare.
to venture to say or utter: to adventure an opinion.
to take the risk involved.
to venture; hazard.
Origin of adventure
1Other words from adventure
- ad·ven·ture·ful, adjective
- un·ad·ven·tur·ing, adjective
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How to use adventure in a sentence
After this, he adventured upon the last experiment, which was to turn her out of the yard to graze into the forest.
The Children of the New Forest | Captain MarryatWe turned our backs upon the river, and for weeks and months adventured in that wilderness where there were no Folk.
Before Adam | Jack LondonIt is true; but it is interesting to observe how the way thus adventured upon has grown crowded.
Note the incident when launched upon his peroration, carefully prepared and perilously adventured upon.
All men know that he has adventured within the limits of conspiracy; that could not be for his benefit.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols) | Thomas De Quincey
British Dictionary definitions for adventure
/ (ədˈvɛntʃə) /
a risky undertaking of unknown outcome
an exciting or unexpected event or course of events
a hazardous financial operation; commercial speculation
obsolete
danger or misadventure
chance
to take a risk or put at risk
(intr foll by into, on, upon) to dare to go or enter (into a place, dangerous activity, etc)
to dare to say (something): he adventured his opinion
Origin of adventure
1Derived forms of adventure
- adventureful, adjective
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