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Webster 1913 Edition
Adventure
Ad-ven′ture
(?; 135)
, Noun.
[OE.
aventure
, aunter
, anter
, F. aventure
, fr. LL. adventura
, fr. L. advenire
, adventum
, to arrive, which in the Romance languages took the sense of “to happen, befall.” See Advene
.] 1.
That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.
Nay, a far less good to man it will be found, if she must, at all
adventures
, be fastened upon him individually. Milton.
2.
Risk; danger; peril.
[Obs.]
He was in great
adventure
of his life. Berners.
3.
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.
He loved excitement and
adventure
. Macaulay.
4.
A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident;
as, the
. adventures
of one’s lifeBacon.
5.
A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
A bill of adventure
(Com.)
, a writing setting forth that the goods shipped are at the owner's risk.
Syn. – Undertaking; enterprise; venture; event.
Ad-ven′ture
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Adventured
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Adventuring
.] 1.
To risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture.
He would not
adventure
himself into the theater. Acts xix. 31.
2.
To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
Yet they
adventured
to go back. Bunyan,
Discriminations might be
adventured
. J. Taylor.
Ad-ven′ture
,Verb.
I.
To try the chance; to take the risk.
I would
adventure
for such merchandise. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Adventure
ADVENT'URE
,Noun.
1.
Hazard; risk; chance; that of which one has no direction; as, at all adventures, that is, at all hazards. [See Venture.]2.
An enterprize of hazard; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events.3.
That which is put to hazard; a sense in popular use with seamen, and usually pronounced venture. Something which a seaman is permitted to carry abroad, with a view to sell for profit.A bill of adventure, is a writing signed by a person, who takes goods on board of his ship, wholly at the risk of the owner.
ADVENT'URE
,Verb.
T.