Adventure - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ədˈventʃər|  American pronunciation of the word adventure
Brit.  |ədˈventʃə|  British pronunciation of the word adventure

noun

- a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) (syn: escapade)

verb

- take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome (syn: chance, gamble, hazard, risk)
- put at risk (syn: hazard, jeopardize, stake, venture)

Extra examples

The field trip was an adventure for the students.

He told us about his camping adventures.

They were looking for adventure.

...adventured all his savings in a very risky investment scheme...

...if I had to adventure a guess, I'd say she's about 35...

Along the way he had a great many adventures.

I got back to my inn without any adventure.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

You must take care not to adventure yourself single-handed against the combined forces of those bandits.

I adventured out of the house.

Ahab's adventures at sea

But soon after this they met with an adventure which deserves record.

I felt the spirit of adventure quicken within me.

Love of adventure brought her here before taking her to many other places.

Fear dulled his need for adventure.

Word forms

noun
singular: adventure
plural: adventures
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