adventure
To risk oneself; to dare to go somewhere or undertake somethingTo risk oneself; to dare to go somewhere or undertake something.
» He told us a very exciting adventure story.
Er erzählt uns eine sehr spannende Abenteuergeschichte. — riotlake
Он рассказал нам очень захватывающую приключенческую историю. — odexed
Він розповів нам, дуже захоплюючу історію пригод — zaytsev126
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6 senses(intransitive)To risk oneself; to dare to go somewhere or undertake something.
(transitive)To dare to say or utter.
(transitive)To risk or hazard; jeopard.
(archaic, reflexive)To risk oneself.
put at risk
(archaic, intransitive, with infinitive)To try the chance; to take the risk.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
(archaic, transitive)To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
рискова́тьriskovátʹ, рискну́тьrisknútʹ
Examples
270 sentencesHe told us a very exciting adventure story.
Він розповів нам, дуже захоплюючу історію пригод — zaytsev126
ruОн рассказал нам очень захватывающую приключенческую историю. — odexed
deEr erzählt uns eine sehr spannende Abenteuergeschichte. — riotlake
I'm looking for adventure.
Я шукаю пригод. — deniko
He likes adventure.
Він любить пригоди. — deniko
ruОн любит приключения. — Balamax
deEr liebt das Abenteuer. — Manfredo
Tom likes adventure.
Том любить пригоди. — deniko
ruТом любит приключения. — nina99nv
deTom mag Abenteuer. — pullnosemans
I love adventure.
Я люблю пригоди. — oromashka
ruЯ обожаю приключения. — marafon
deIch liebe das Abenteuer. — MisterTrouser
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English aventuren, auntren, from Old French aventurer, from aventure.From Middle English aventuren, auntren, from Old French aventurer, from aventure.
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Forms
adventures, adventuring, adventured, adventured| Base form | adventure · to adventure |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | adventures |
| Present participle | adventuring |
| Past simple | adventured |
| Past participle | adventured |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
10 synonyms- put at risk:venturehazardstakejeopardize
- take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome:gamblechanceriskhazardtake chancesrun a risktake a chance
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.