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.

Nearby words

adventitial neuritis, adventitious, adventitious cyst, adventitious root, adventive, adventure, adventure playground, adventure racing, adventure tourism, adventurer, adventuresome

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 forms

ad·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 Forms

adventureful, 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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