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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADVENT'URE, n. [See Advent.]
1. Hazard; risk; chance; that of which one has no direction; as, at all adventures, that is, at all hazards. [See Venture.]
2. An enterprize of hazard; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events.
3. That which is put to hazard; a sense in popular use with seamen, and usually pronounced venture. Something which a seaman is permitted to carry abroad, with a view to sell for profit.
A bill of adventure, is a writing signed by a person, who takes goods on board of his ship, wholly at the risk of the owner.
ADVENT'URE, v.t. To risk, or hazard; to put in the power of unforeseen events; as, to adventure one's life. [See Venture.]
ADVENTURE, v.i. To dare; to try the chance; as, to adventure on "the tempestuous sea of liberty."

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) [syn: adventure, escapade, risky venture, dangerous undertaking] v
1: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: gamble, chance, risk, hazard, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance]
2: put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" [syn: venture, hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English aventure, chance, risk, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *adventura, from Latin adventus, past participle of advenire to arrive, from ad- + venire to come — more at come Date: 14th century 1. a. an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks b. the encountering of risks <the spirit of adventure> 2. an exciting or remarkable experience <an adventure in exotic dining> 3. an enterprise involving financial risk II. verb (adventured; adventuring) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to expose to danger or loss ; venture 2. to venture upon ; try intransitive verb 1. to proceed despite risk 2. to take the risk

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 an unusual and exciting experience. 2 a daring enterprise; a hazardous activity. 3 enterprise (the spirit of adventure). 4 a commercial speculation. --v.intr. 1 (often foll. by into, upon) dare to go or come. 2 (foll. by on, upon) dare to undertake. 3 incur risk; engage in adventure. Phrases and idioms: adventure playground a playground where children are provided with functional materials for climbing on, building with, etc. Derivatives: adventuresome adj. Etymology: ME f. OF aventure, aventurer f. L adventurus about to happen (as ADVENT)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. --Acts xix. 31. 2. To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare. Yet they adventured to go back. --Bunyan, Discriminations might be adventured. --J. Taylor.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Adventure Ad*ven"ture (?; 135), 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. --Milton. 2. Risk; danger; peril. [Obs.] He was in great adventure of his life. --Berners. 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. --Macaulay. 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(adventures) 1. 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. N-COUNT 2. Adventure is excitement and willingness to do new, unusual, or rather dangerous things. Their cultural backgrounds gave them a spirit of adventure.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ad-ven'-tur: "To risk," "to dare," referring always to an undertaking attended with some peril (Jud 9:17: "My father adventured his life"). Compare De 28:56. So also Ec 5:14: "Riches perish by evil adventure." Only once in New Testament for didomi (Ac 19:31), where Paul's friends beg him "not to adventure himself (archaic for "venture") into theater."

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Chance, hazard, fortuity, contingency, risk, venture, stake, experiment, trial. 2. Hazardous enterprise, bold undertaking. 3. Event, incident, occurrence, transaction, passage, crisis, contingency. 4. (Com.) Speculation. II. v. a. Hazard, venture, risk, peril, imperil, put to hazard, put at risk, put in danger, expose to peril or risk. III. v. n. Dare, venture, take the risk, run the risk, incur the hazard.

Moby Thesaurus

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