adventure

[ ad-ven-cher ]

/ ædˈvɛn tʃər /

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noun

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.

verb (used with object), ad·ven·tured, ad·ven·tur·ing.

to risk or hazard.

to take the chance of; dare.

to venture to say or utter: to adventure an opinion.

verb (used without object), ad·ven·tured, ad·ven·tur·ing.

to take the risk involved.

to venture; hazard.

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Origin of adventure

1200–50; Middle English aventure < Anglo-French, Old French < Vulgar Latin *adventūra what must happen, feminine (orig. neuter plural) of Latin adventūrus future participle of advenīre to arrive; ad- ad- replacing a- a-⁵. See advent, -ure

Related formsad·ven·ture·ful, adjectiveun·ad·ven·tur·ing, adjective

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Examples from the Web for adventuring

At once the adventuring wagon became a wailing child who was gathered up and comforted in Barbara's slim arms.
The Lost Wagon|James Arthur Kjelgaard
I know how all this adventuring must appeal to you young fellows.
The Radio Boys on Secret Service Duty|Gerald Breckenridge
Yet for all his adventuring he got little reward; she turned him no more than the round of her cheek.
Little Novels of Italy|Maurice Henry Hewlett
The daring of the game consisted in the vye, or the adventuring upon the goodness of your hand to intimidate your antagonist.
Ten Thousand Wonderful Things|Edmund Fillingham King

Nevertheless, he could not help a shiver of repugnance to adventuring at such a risk.
The Treasure of Pearls|Gustave Aimard

British Dictionary definitions for adventuring

adventure

/ (ədˈvɛntʃə) /

noun

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

verb

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

Derived Formsadventureful, adjective

Word Origin for adventure

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

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Word Origin and History for adventuring

adventure

c.1300, "to risk the loss of," from adventure (n.). Meaning "to take a chance" is early 14c. Related: Adventured; adventuring.

adventure

c.1200, auenture "that which happens by chance, fortune, luck," from Old French aventure (11c.) "chance, accident, occurrence, event, happening," from Latin adventura (res) "(a thing) about to happen," from adventurus, future participle of advenire "to come to, reach, arrive at," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + venire "to come" (see venue).

Meaning developed through "risk/danger" (a trial of one's chances), c.1300, and "perilous undertaking" (late 14c.) and thence to "a novel or exciting incident" (1560s). Earlier it also meant "a wonder, a miracle; accounts of marvelous things" (13c.). The -d- was restored 15c.-16c. Venture is a 15c. variant.

adventure

noun

verb (used with object), ad·ven·tured, ad·ven·tur·ing.

verb (used without object), ad·ven·tured, ad·ven·tur·ing.

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