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Meaning of adventure | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə

Definitions

  1. A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
    uncountable
  2. affair, fling (an adulterous relationship)
  3. A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
    countable, uncountable
  4. An exciting, often hazardous undertaking:emprise, enterprise, venture.
  5. third-person singular present indicative
  6. A daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks.
    countable, uncountable
  7. a bold or exciting undertaking or experience. He wrote a book about his adventures in the Antarctic. avontuur مُغَامَرَة، مُجَازَفَه приключение aventura dobrodružství das Abenteuer oplevelse; eventyr; vovestykke περιπέτειαaventura seiklus ماجراجویی seikkailu aventureהרפתקה जोखिम भरा अनुभव pustolovina kaland petualangan ævintÿri, hættuför avventura 冒険 모험 nuotykis piedzīvojums pengembaraan avontuurspennende opplevelse, eventyr, vågestykkeprzygoda د پیښو سره مخامخ کول aventura aven­tură приключ...
  8. second-person singular imperative
  9. A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
    countable, uncountable
  10. a person who seeks adventure or fortune. avonturier مُغَامِر، مُجَازِف авантюрист aventureiro dobrodruh der/die Abenteurer(in) eventyrer; lykkeridder; svindler τυχοδιώκτηςaventurero seikleja ماجراجو seikkailija aventurier/-ière הרפתקן साहसिक pustolov kalandor petualang ævintÿramaður avventuriero 冒険家 모험가 nuotykių ieškotojas piedzīvojumu meklētājs; avantūrists pengembara avonturiereventyrer, våghals poszukiwacz przygód بانه لټونکی ، پیښه منځته راوړنکی aventureiro aventurier искатель приключении...
  11. A text adventure or an adventure game.
    countable, uncountable
  12. liking or eager for adventure(s). avontuurlik مَيَّال إلَى المُغَامَرَة авантюристичен aventureiro dobrodružný abenteuerlustig eventyrlysten; dristig; vovelig τυχοδιωκτικός, ριψοκίνδυνοςaventurero seiklushimuline ماجراجو seikkailunhaluinen aventureuxהרפתקן साहसी pustolovan kalandos suka berpetualangan áræðinn avventuroso 冒険的な 모험을 좋아하는 ieškantis nuotykių, linkęs rizikuoti pārdrošs; riskants; dēkains mengukai cabaran avontuurlijk eventyrlystenawanturniczy, ryzykancki ماجرایی aventureiro aventur...
  13. That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  14. avontuurlik بِصُورَة مُغَامِرَة، بِمُخَاطَرَه авантюристично arriscadamente dobrodružně abenteuerlustig eventyrlystent; dristigt; voveligt τολμηρά, ριψοκίνδυνα aventurosamente, arriesgadamente julgelt ماجراجویانه seikkailunhaluisesti aventureusement בְּצוּרָה הַרְפָּתקָנִית साहसपूर्ण ढंग से pustolovno kalandosan secara petualangan ævintÿralega, glæfralega avventurosamente 冒険的に 대담하게 rizikingai pārdroši; riskanti penuh cabaran avontuurlijk eventyrlig, farefullt ryzykancko په ماجرایی توګه arrisc...
  15. Chance of danger or loss.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  16. An undertaking or enterprise of a hazardous nature.
  17. Risk; danger; peril.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  18. An unusual or exciting experience: an adventure in dining.
  19. Participation in hazardous or exciting experiences: the love of adventure.
  20. A financial speculation or business venture.
  21. To venture upon; undertake or try: adventure a joke.

Equivalents

Afrikaans avontuur
Azərbaycanca avantüra macəra
Български авантюра събитие
Català aventura
Čeština dobrodružství
Cymraeg antur
Deutsch Abenteuer Wagnis
Ελληνικά περιπέτεια
Esperanto aventuro
Español aventura
Eesti seiklus
Euskara abentura
فارسی حادثه ماجرا
Français aventure
Gaeilge eachtra
Gàidhlig eachtradh
Galego aventura
Magyar kaland
Հայերեն արկած
Bahasa Indonesia avontur petualangan risiko
Íslenska ævintýri
Қазақша оқиға
Kurdî avantûr casûs macera seruven
Кыргызча окуя
Lietuvių nuotykis
Latviešu piedzīvojums
Македонски авантура
മലയാളം സാഹസം
Монгол адал явдал
Malti avventura
Nederlands avontuur risico riskeren wagen
Română aventură
Shqip aventure
Тоҷикӣ моҷаро
Tiếng Việt mạo hiểm phiêu lưu

Examples

“his sense of adventure”
“A life full of adventures.”
“He loved excitement and adventure.”
“The first thing to strike me about Spyplane was that it is more like a verbal simulation than an adventure.”
“To sum up, I think this is definitely one of the best adventures around for the Spectrum now, along with Gnome Ranger[...]”
“Before you sit down in front of your Speccy to play an adventure, equip yourself with a pencil, eraser and plenty of paper. This so that you may draw a 'map' of the adventure as you move around.”
“He was in great adventure of his life.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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