adventure

[ad·ven·ture]

An adventure is an exciting and probably risky trip, effort, or undertaking. Let's go explore the jungle! Don't be scared it'll be an adventure!

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That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.

Noun
a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

Verb
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

Verb
put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"


n.
That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.

n.
Risk; danger; peril.

n.
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.

n.
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life.

n.
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.

n.
To risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture.

n.
To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.

v. i.
To try the chance; to take the risk.


Adventure

Ad*ven"ture , n. [OE. aventure, aunter, anter, F. aventure, fr. LL. adventura, fr. L. advenire, adventum, to arrive, which in the Romance languages took the sense of "to happen, befall." See Advene.] 1. That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.
Nay, a far less good to man it will be found, if she must, at all adventures, be fastened upon him individually.
2. Risk; danger; peril. [Obs.]
He was in great adventure of his life.
3. 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.
He loved excitement and adventure.
4. A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life. Bacon. 5. A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account. A bill of adventure (Com.), a writing setting forth that the goods shipped are at the owner's risk. Syn. -- Undertaking; enterprise; venture; event.

Adventure

Ad*ven"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adventured ; p. pr. & vb. n. Adventuring .] [OE. aventuren, auntren, F. aventurer, fr. aventure. See Adventure, n.] 1. To risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture.
He would not adventure himself into the theater.
2. To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
Yet they adventured to go back.
Discriminations might be adventured.

Adventure

Ad*ven"ture, v. i. To try the chance; to take the risk.
I would adventure for such merchandise.

That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.

To risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture.

To try the chance; to take the risk.

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Usage Examples

He's this amazing ambassador for all superheroes. What we've made as a film not only examines that but is also an amazing adventure story. It's been an honor to work on. As a comic book fan, Superman is like the Rosetta Stone of all superheroes.

'Aladdin' was probably my favorite Disney animation when I was a kid. The animation was great and Robin Williams was unbelievable as the Genie. 'Aladdin' was an amazing adventure and the lead character was a hero for guys, which I loved. It wasn't a princess or a girl beating the odds it was a street rat. That seemed really cool to me.

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.

Each child is an adventure into a better life - an opportunity to change the old pattern and make it new.

But the love of adventure was in father's blood.

Death is just life's next big adventure.

I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I didn't have to promote myself. These days there's far more pressure to make a mark, so the temptation is to make adventure television or personality shows. I hope the more didactic approach won't be lost.

As an audience member, those studio films are fun. I like an adventure tale, and I also like to go see something that has more of a social pulse. I like to keep learning and trying new things. And if the scripts are good, it doesn't really matter.

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Other Usage Examples

I get up in the morning looking for an adventure.

I don't want to just do independent movies and I don't want to just do adventure films. I enjoy both, and I think both are cogent.

I find it quite hard to sum up my relationship in a sound bite. I feel that it trivializes it for other people's pleasure. It's an adventure.

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.

'I Am Number Four' is an action-packed adventure entwined with a romantic story. I play the role of John Smith. John wants to be a normal kid, but he is from a different planet and he has been given this destiny of becoming a warrior.

Adventure upon all the tickets in the lottery, and you lose for certain and the greater the number of your tickets the nearer your approach to this certainty.

Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.

I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand... Adventure is a state of mind - and spirit.

I am living out my adolescent dream of travel and adventure.

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