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1. (n.) adventure
an exciting or very unusual experience.
2. adventure
participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises:
the spirit of adventure.
3. adventure
a bold, uncertain, and usu. risky undertaking.
4. adventure
a commercial or financial speculation; venture.
5. (v.t.) adventure
to risk or hazard.
6. adventure
to take the chance of; dare.
7. (v.i.) adventure
to take the risk involved.
8. adventure
to speculate; venture.
Etymology: (1200–50; < AF, OF < VL *adventūra what must happen, fem. (orig. neut. pl.) of L adventūrus fut. participle of advenīre to arrive. See advent , -ure)
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| Definition of 'Adventure' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) adventure, escapade, risky venture, dangerous undertaking
a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
2. (verb) gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
"When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
3. (verb) venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize
put at risk
"I will stake my good reputation for this"
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1. (noun) adventure
an exciting experience
her love of travel and adventure; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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| Definition of 'Adventure' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Adventure
that which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss
2. (noun) Adventure
risk; danger; peril
3. (noun) Adventure
the encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat
4. (noun) Adventure
a remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life
5. (noun) Adventure
a mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account
6. (noun) Adventure
to risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture
7. (noun) Adventure
to venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare
8. (verb) Adventure
to try the chance; to take the risk
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Sense: a bold or exciting undertaking or experience
He wrote a book about his adventures in the Antarctic.
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 Afrikaans: avontuur |
 Arabic: مُغَامَرَة، مُجَازَفَه |
 Bulgarian: приключение |
 Brazilian: aventura |
 Czech: dobrodružství |
 German: das Abenteuer |
 Danish: oplevelse; eventyr; voves |
 Greek: περιπέτεια |
 Spanish: aventura |
 Estonian: seiklus |
 Farsi: ماجراجویی |
 Finnish: seikkailu |
 French: aventure |
 Hebrew: הַרפָּתקָה |
 Hindi: जोखिम भरा अनुभव |
 Croatian: pustolovina |
 Hungarian: kaland |
 Indonesian: petualangan |
 Icelandic: ævintÿri, hættuför |
 Italian: avventura |
 Japanese: 冒険 |
 Korean: 모험 |
 Lithuanian: nuotykis |
 Latvian: piedzīvojums |
 Malay: pengembaraan |
 Dutch: avontuur |
 Norwegian: spennende opplevelse, eve |
 Polish: przygoda |
 Persian: ماجراجویی |
 Pashto: د پیښو سره مخامخ کول |
 Portuguese: aventura |
 Romanian: aventură |
 Russian: приключение |
 Slovak: dobrodružstvo |
 Slovenian: dogodivščina |
 Serbian: avantura |
 Swedish: äventyr |
 Thai: การผจญภัย |
 Turkish: macera, serüven |
 Taiwanese: 冒險 |
 Ukrainian: пригода |
 Urdu: کارنامہ |
 Vietnamese: chuyến phiêu lưu |
 Chinese: 冒险 |
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