Monday, April 5, 2010

adventure

ad.ven.ture
[ad-ven-cher]
noun, verb, -tured, -turing

-noun
1. an exciting or very unsual experience.
2. participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises; the spirit of adventure.
3. a bold, usually risky undertaking; hazardous action of uncertain outcome.
4. a commercial or financial speculation of any kind; venture.
5. Obsolete.
a. peril, danger, risk
b. chance, fortune, luck

-verb (used with object)
1. to risk or hazard.
2. to take the chance of; dare.
3. to venture to say or utter; to adventure an opinion

-verb (used without object)
1. to take the risk involved
2. to venture; hazard

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