From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishadventuread‧ven‧ture /ədˈventʃə $ -ər/ ●●● W2 noun [countable, uncountable] 1 EXPERIENCEan exciting experience in which dangerous or unusual things happen a great adventure Ahab’s adventures at sea an adventure story2 → sense/spirit of adventure
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adventure• As a young man he went off to Africa, looking for adventure.• Willis was a young man looking for adventure.• He always used to tell us about his adventures at sea.• My grandfather used to tell us about his adventures as a sea captain during the war.• I cursed my luck and began to invent adventures.• It's a book about the author's real-life adventures in Nepal.• All right, I'll go without you - you guys have no sense of adventure at all!• Hunting him down and destroying him for ever can become a full-scale adventure in itself.• They plunged into the thick adrenal details of the adventure.• In her new book, she looks back with affection on her wartime adventures.• To what adventures and extremes will it lead us?Origin adventure (1200-1300) Old French aventure, from Latin advenire “to arrive”, from ad- “to” + venire “to come” 