adventure

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US /ədˈven.tʃɚ/ 
UK /ədˈven.tʃər/ 

Oxford Essential Dictionary

adventure

 noun
something exciting that you do or that happens to you:
She wrote a book about her adventures in Africa.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

adventure

adventure /ədˈventʃə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: aventure, from Latin advenire 'to arrive', from ad- 'to' + venire 'to come']
1. an exciting experience in which dangerous or unusual things happen:
a great adventure
Ahab’s adventures at sea
an adventure story
2. sense/spirit of adventure willingness to try new things, take risks etc:
Come on – where’s your sense of adventure?

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adventure

 

 

ad·ven·ture [adventure adventures adventured adventuring]   [ədˈventʃə(r)]    [ədˈventʃər]  noun
1. countable an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience, journey or series of events
her adventures travelling in Africa
When you're a child, life is one big adventure.
• adventure stories

• Popper described science as the greatest adventure in the world.

2. uncountable excitement and the willingness to take risks, try new ideas, etc
a sense/spirit of adventure
I set out across the country looking for adventure.  
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French aventure (noun), aventurer (verb), based on Latin adventurus ‘about to happen’, from advenire ‘arrive’, from ad- ‘to’ + venire ‘come’.  
Example Bank:
I had some hair-raising adventures when I was backpacking.
Our trip to London was quite an adventure for the children.
Perhaps the army offered adventure, a chance to travel.
Perhaps the war offered adventure, travel, a use for his gifts.
The journey began cheerfully with a sense of adventure.
Those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids.
• We had a little adventure yesterday.

• hair-raising adventure films

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

adventure / ədˈven.tʃə r /   / -tʃɚ / noun [ C or U ]

A2 an unusual, exciting, and possibly dangerous activity, such as a trip or experience, or the excitement produced by such an activity:

She had some exciting adventures in Egypt.

We got lost on the Metro - it was quite an adventure.

Sam won't come - he's got no sense of adventure (= he does not enjoy dangerous or exciting situations) .

Word partners for adventure

have an adventure • a big / exciting / great adventure • be looking for adventure • quite an adventure • an adventure story

© Cambridge University Press 2013

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

adventure

[ædve̱ntʃə(r)]
 adventures, adventuring, adventured
 1) N-COUNT If someone has an adventure, they become involved in an unusual, exciting, and rather dangerous journey or series of events.
  I set off for a new adventure in the United States on the first day of the new year.
 2) N-UNCOUNT Adventure is excitement and willingness to do new, unusual, or rather dangerous things.
  Their cultural backgrounds gave them a spirit of adventure.
  ...a feeling of adventure and excitement.
 3) VERB If you adventure somewhere, you go somewhere new, unusual, and exciting. [WRITTEN]
  [V prep/adv] The group has adventured as far as the Austrian alps.

 

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adventure

 

ad·ven·ture /ədˈvɛnʧɚ/ noun, pl -tures
1 [count] : an exciting or dangerous experience
• The field trip was an adventure for the students.
• He told us about his camping adventures.
- often used before another noun
• an adventure story/novel
2 [noncount] : danger or excitement
• He has a strong spirit/sense of adventure. [=he enjoys doing dangerous and exciting things]
• They were looking for adventure.