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noun
- That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.
- 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.
- A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life.
- A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
verb (adventur, ing)
- (transitive) To risk or hazard; jeopard; venture.
- (transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
- (intransitive) To try the chance; to take the risk.
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