Definition of adventures Adventures
/ædvɛˈnʧɚz/ - [atdvencherz] -
We found 3 definitions of adventures from 2 different sources.
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What does adventures mean?
Wiktionary 
- adventures (Noun)
Plural of adventure.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: adventures |
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| adventure - a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) | ||
| escapade, risky venture, dangerous undertaking | ||
| project, task, undertaking, labor a planned undertaking | ||
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Wiktionary
- adventure (Noun)
That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss. - adventure (Noun)
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. - adventure (Noun)
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life. - adventure (Noun)
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account. - adventure (Noun)
A text adventure or an adventure game . - adventure (Verb)
To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture. - adventure (Verb)
To venture upon ; to run the risk of; to dare. - adventure (Verb)
To try the chance; to take the risk.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- adventure (n.)
That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss. - adventure (n.)
Risk; danger; peril. - adventure (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. - adventure (n.)
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life. - adventure (n.)
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account. - adventure (n.)
To risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture. - adventure (n.)
To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare. - adventure (v. i.)
To try the chance; to take the risk.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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adventure
An exciting or very unusual experience.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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adventure
ad-vent′ūr, n. a risk or chance: a remarkable incident: an enterprise: trial of the issue: risk: a commercial speculation: the spirit of enterprise.—v.i. to attempt or dare.—v.t. to risk or hazard: (refl.) to venture.—v.i. to risk one's self (with on, into, upon): to dare, go so far as to.—n. Advent′urer, one who engages in hazardous enterprises: a soldier of fortune, or speculator: one who pushes his fortune by equivocal means, as false pretences, &c.:—fem. Advent′uress.—adjs. Advent′urous, Advent′uresome, enterprising: ready to incur risk.—adv. Advent′urously.—n. Advent′urousness. [O. Fr.—L. adventurus, about to happen, fut. perf. of advenīre. See Advent.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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adventure
An enterprise in which something is left to hazard.--A bill of adventure is one signed by the merchant, by which he takes the chances of the voyage.
Wikipedia 
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An adventure is something exciting that happens to someone. An adventure can be a made-up story, or it can be something that happens in real life.
People often like to read stories about a person or a group of people who go off and have an adventure. There is often some danger in the story. Enid Blyton wrote stories about The Famous Five who go off to have exciting adventures. Harry Potter has lots of adventures: he meets strange people and gets into lots of dangerous situations.
People in real life like to have adventures. They may be explorers who like to go to far-away places where no one has ever been before.
Adventure sports are sports that are exciting but can be rather dangerous. Skydiving, gliding and rock climbing are adventure sports.
An adventure playground is a playground for children where they can climb, swing and jump on things. They have been made by adults for children to use and are normally quite safe.
An adventurer is someone who spends all his life going on adventures or doing things that are risky.
Space travel is an example of a modern adventure.
An adventure game is a video game about adventures.
The word venture is a short form of "adventure". A "business venture" is a business project in which there is a lot of risk. "Venture" can also be a verb: "They ventured out into the storm".
Part of speech
🔤- adventure, verb, present, 1st person singular of adventure (infinitive).
- adventure, verb (infinitive).
- adventure, noun, singular of adventures.
