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adventuren. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French aventur, adventure. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman aventur, aventour, Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French aventure, also (with remodelling after the Latin etymon) adventure (French aventure ) destiny, fate (11th cent.), chance event, accident (end of the 11th cent.), chance, fortune, luck (beginning of the 12th cent.), adventurous activity, especially as undertaken by knights (late 12th cent.), risk, peril (c1170), military expedition (15th cent.), in Anglo-Norman also marvel, wonder (last quarter of the 12th cent.), mishap, misfortune (late 12th cent.; end of the 13th cent. or earlier in specific sense ‘death of a person by accident’ (compare misadventure n. 2)) < an unattested post-classical Latin form *adventura , use as noun (reinterpreted as feminine singular) of classical Latin adventūra , neuter plural of future participle of advenīre to happen (see advene v.); compare post-classical Latin adventura (also aventura ) casual profit, lost or wrecked goods, jousting (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources), risk (in trading) (from 13th cent. in British sources), accidental death (from 14th cent. in British sources), which shows a later formation modelled on the forms in various vernacular languages. Compare (in some cases via French) Old Occitan aventura (beginning of the 12th cent.), Catalan aventura (14th cent.), Spanish aventura (1206), Portuguese aventura (13th cent.), Italian avventura (13th cent.); also (all chiefly in sense ‘adventure story’, ‘story dealing with the exploits of brave knights’ in early use) Middle Dutch aventuer (Dutch †aventuer , now (with folk-etymological alteration after avond evening: see even n.1) avontuur ), Middle Low German āventǖr , Middle High German āventiure (German (with folk-etymological alteration after Abend evening: see even n.1) Abenteuer ; in early modern German also (with various other folk-etymological alterations) affentheuer , ebentheuer , etc.), and also ( < Middle Low German) Old Icelandic æfintýr , Old Swedish ävintyr (Swedish äventyr ), Old Danish æwenthyr (Danish eventyr ). Compare venture n.In to put in adventure at sense 3a after Anglo-Norman and Middle French mettre en aventure to put at risk (beginning of the 13th cent. or earlier; second half of the 12th cent. in sense ‘to endanger (oneself)’, used reflexively). In sense 8 apparently by analysis of the Latin elements of the word. The position of the main stress varied in early use. The β. forms reflect syncope in the second syllable and subsequent diphthongization. The γ. forms are influenced by the ulterior Latin etymon, as are the corresponding French forms. The origin of the δ. forms is uncertain; at least in later use, they may be influenced by folk-etymological association with event n. †1. the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > chance or fortuitous event ?c1225 (?a1200) (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 252 Swich auenture bitimeð to summon, þet he ne mei naut fulliche wreien him seoluen bute he wreiȝe oðre. c1275 Kentish Serm. in J. Hall (1920) I. 217 (MED) So, iuel auenture, þet wyn failede at þise bredale. c1330 King of Tars (Auch.) l. 1026 in (1889) 11 57 (MED) Þer was ioie & mirþe al so To here hem speken of wele & wo, Her auentours [c1390 Vernon auntres] als þai were. c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 1862 Ther was no disconfiture For fallyng nys nat but an auenture. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More sig. Pviv Them that watche in harneis before the trenche for sodeyne auentures. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie (1888) I. 145 Throuch quhilke experiens..thay mycht be maid..the abiller to al auentouris. 1637 (new ed.) sig. G3v Aventure, is a mischance, causing the death of a man without Felonie: as when he is suddenly drowned, or burnt, by any sudden disease falling into the water or fire. 1663 S. Butler i. i. 48 For they a sad Adventure met. 1726 J. Swift II. iii. i. 11 I was ready to entertain a Hope, that this Adventure might some way or other help to deliver me. 1794 W. Godwin III. iv. 68 The state of calamity to which my..persecutor had reduced me, had made the encounter even of a den of robbers a..fortunate adventure. the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] c1325 (c1300) (Calig.) l. 826 He sende þe quene..word wuch is aunters [v.r. antres; B. auenturus, auenturys] were. c1330 (?c1300) (Auch.) 5236 (MED) To þe Lombardes bifel iuel auentour. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich xxxviii. l. 109 Go As Aventure wil the lede. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay i. 5 As for aduenture or chaunce, it is nothing els but disorder and confusion. 1683 W. Cave Introd. iii. p. xxvi Libanius puts the case past adventure, when he tells us, this Eunuch was an excellent Guardian of Temperance and Sobriety. 1700 J. Dryden Flower & Leaf in 405 She smil'd with sober Chear, And wish'd me fair Adventure for the Year. 1806 J. W. Croker ii. iii. 36 I wish thee fair companion for the night; And fair adventure, till the morning beams. the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > a marvel, object of wonder c1300 (?c1225) (Cambr.) (1901) l. 650 (MED) Heo ferde in to bure To sen auenture. c1400 (?c1380) (1920) l. 1600 To open vch a hide þyng of aunteres vncowþe. c1440 (a1400) (Thornton) 1 (MED) In Kyng Arthure tyme ane awntir by-tyde. c1540 (?a1400) 153 In a cuntre was cald Colchos..Was as [read an] aunter in a nyle þat I nem shall. 3. the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > risk the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > endanger [verb (transitive)] > put at risk c1300 St. Francis (Laud) l. 186 in C. Horstmann (1887) 59 (MED) He was a-drad..netheles on aunture he him dude. a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) ii. l. 3297 (MED) Alle othre leches he forsok, And put him out of aventure Al only into goddes cure. 1418 in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt (1931) 197 (MED) The wardeyns schull nought..leue the comun good bot at her owen aventur. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour (Adv.) i. 606 He wes in full gret auentur To tyne his lyff. a1500 (?c1414) 42 (MED) Thi lyif thou potyst in aventure. a1525 G. Myll Spectakle of Luf in W. A. Craigie (1923) I. 285 He maid the dochter..to be put in a veschell allane to the aduentur of the see. 1598 B. Yong tr. J. de Montemayor 141 For my sake to put thy life in aduenture. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán i. 129 The aduenture I saw was small, and the gaine might be great. 1677 R. Ferguson 16 Many lost of their principal Stocks, besides about two years Interest, and the risk and adventure of the Seas. 1678 J. Vernon 145 Beginning the Adventure upon the said Goods and Merchandize from and immediately following the loading thereof aboard the said Ship. 1795 c. 63 §11 The particular Risque or Adventure insured against, together with the Names of the Subscribers,..shall be respectively expressed or specified in or upon such Policy. 1814 G. Maule & W. Selwyn 1 41 This was a licence not for an unnamed adventure or an indefinite cargo, but for a voyage declared out and home. 1883 4 483/1 Beginning the adventure upon the said Goods, Freight, and Merchandizes, from the loading thereof aboard the said Ship. 1906 (6 Edward VII, c. 41) §1 A contract of marine insurance is a contract whereby the insurer undertakes to indemnify the assured..against marine losses, that is to say, the losses incident to marine adventure. 2005 I. Dear & P. Kemp (ed. 2) 5/1 Adventure,..Nowadays in marine insurance it is the period during which something is exposed to peril whether insured or not. 4. the world > action or operation > doing > [noun] > an act or deed > exceptional or remarkable the world > action or operation > undertaking > [noun] > an undertaking > bold or chivalrous the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > risk > a risky undertaking c1300 St. John Evangelist (Laud) l. 509 in C. Horstmann (1887) 417 (MED) A knyȝht of Enguelonde..was bi-ȝeonde se, Auntres for-to fonde. c1440 (?a1400) l. 1905 (MED) Theis honourable knyghttez, Be an awntere of armes, Ioneke has nommen. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil ii. 44 Throgh surgye waters with mee too seek ther auenturs. 1617 Sir L. Cranfeild in S. R. Gardiner (1871) 42 My many and dangerous adventures in his Majesties service. 1697 J. Dryden Ded. Æneis in tr. Virgil sig. d2v What remain'd for him, but, without delay, to pursue his first Adventure? 1783 J. Hoole tr. L. Ariosto II. 115 Mandricardo then prepared to pursue the adventure and root up the tree that had a thousand branches. 1867 C. H. Pearson I. 22 Caesar's sudden invasion of Britain..must be ascribed to mixed motives. The romance of a brilliant adventure was probably the chief of these. 1898 W. H. Seibert vi. 163 Thus was Brown led to undertake one of his boldest adventures. 1917 Aug. 178 In his instructions to junior flag officers and captains he warned them against entering into rash adventures. 1958 May 201 These names will further thrill and encourage boys in their great new adventure into the sciences. 2010 (Nexis) 10 Mar. 60 The International Space Station is..the largest adventure into space to date. the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [noun] > occurrence or event > adventure 1474 W. Caxton tr. (1883) iii. vi. 134 Many paryls and aduentures may happen on the wayes and passages to hem that ben herberowed with in their Innes. a1568 R. Ascham (1570) i. 19 Experience of all facions in yougthe..is a waie..to ouermoch knowledge, yet used commonlie of soch men..to hasard the triall of ouer manie perilous aduentures. 1678 C. V. tr. J. Barrin 82 I will make you laugh at an adventure, which befel a friend of mine at Lyons. 1716 Lady M. W. Montagu 20 Sept. (1965) I. 271 One of the pleasantest adventures I ever met in my life. 1781 E. Gibbon (1787) III. xxxi. 227 He experienced the adventures of an obscure and wandering life. 1838 J. H. Ingraham II. xvi. 248 A pretty brush with some of these rebels in the street were a pleasant adventure. 1853 C. Brontë I. vi. 88 To walk alone in London seemed of itself an adventure. 1911 J. M. Barrie viii. 115 To die will be an awfully big adventure. 1944 E. Blyton xvi. 139 ‘Go back! Leave an adventure just when it's beginning!’ said George, scornfully. ‘How silly you are, Anne.’ 2009 20 Apr. 44/2 Exhilarating adventures in the Northeast include canyoning and caving in Meghalaya, where the intrepid traverse ‘living bridges’ woven of tree roots. 1976 9 Aug. b1/4 The players choose a Tolkienic character at the beginning of the game and become that character for the duration of the adventure. 1982 J. Butterfield et al. 174 Adventure, the actions taken by the characters and the events which happen to them between setting out on an expedition and returning from it. 1984 Dec. 76/3 You can dispense with graphics altogether by pressing ‘N’ when the adventure is loaded. 1990 Mar. 82/3 While there is nothing inherently wrong with this adventure, it didn't grab me as much as the adventures previously reviewed. 1997 Feb. 45/2 A storyboard is of less use in a complicated 3D beat 'em up, but a strategy game, adventure or platformer can benefit from this frame-by-frame approach. 2001 (Nexis) 13 Aug. a17 The Diabolo games are traditional role-playing adventures designed for fans of Dungeons and Dragons and other fantasy games. the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > risk > action of taking risks c1400 (?c1380) 64 (MED) My goste is gon..In auenture þer meruaylez meuen. 1551 J. Bale f. xxxixv Osmundus was a man of great aduenture & polycye in hys tyme. 1603 R. Knolles 1228 So the assault was begun with great furie and aduenture. 1612 T. Heywood sig. A8v Some Citizens, some Soldiers, borne to aduenter..; then our play's begun, Whenwe..to the world first enter. 1737 J. Ozell tr. F. Rabelais III. iii. ix. 50 It were much better for me to remain a Bachelor as I am, than to run headlong upon new hair-brain'd Undertakings of conjugal Adventure. 1796 H. L. Piozzi Diary Nov. in K. C. Balderston (1942) II. 969 We want more Pepper than this Author gives..his Adventures have in them too little of Adventure. 1825 I. 382 I felt a yearning after adventure. 1863 J. H. Burton (ed. 2) 87 The auction room..calls forth courage, promptness, and the spirit of adventure. 1927 V. Woolf xvii. 153 He, bound for adventure; she, moored to the shore. 2010 88 Costa Rica is a major adventure-tourism destination. The following basic itinerary packs a lot of adventure into a single week. the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > hazard, venture, or gamble the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > [noun] > an experiment the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > try experiments or make experiment [verb (intransitive)] the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > chance [verb (intransitive)] > run a risk or take one's chance c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 328 Heere in this prisoun moote we endure And euerich of vs take his auenture. c1425 J. Lydgate (Augustus A.iv) i. l. 336 (MED) He moste passe and manly it endure, And, how so falle, take his auenture. a1500 (a1460) (1994) I. xx. 250 Wold ye all assent to me..And till oure awnter stand ilkon. c1540 (?a1400) 827 I wold boune me to batell and take my bare aunter, Yon worthy wethir to wyn. 1607 E. Topsell 192 Whereupon, Patroclus [sc. an elephant] gaue the aduenture, and passed ouer safely. 1673 R. Allestree ii. iii. xv. 89 Marriage is so great an adventure, that once seems enough for the whole life. 1789 J. Reynolds 17 When we adapt the character of the landskip..This is a very difficult adventure. 7. society > trade and finance > [noun] > trading venture or speculation > an act of society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > speculation > a speculation 1548 in D. W. Prowse (1895) 53 Such Merchants and Fishermen as have used and practised the Adventures and Journeys into Iseland, Newfoundland, Ireland, and other Places. 1585 R. Grenville Let. 25 Oct. in Ser. 1 4 I am gladde that my happe is to yealde yor honor the retorne of yor adventure. 1625 F. Bacon (new ed.) xxxiv. 210 He that puts all vpon Aduentures, doth often times brake, and come to Pouerty. 1683 J. Evelyn (1857) II. 179 I sold my East India adventure of £250 principal for £750. 1708 W. Saunders 4 Ten Thousand Pounds adventure in the Fishery, employs more People than fifty Thousand Pound in any other Trade. 1791 J. Smeaton §197 A quantity of it [sc. Puzzolana]..had been imported as an adventure from Civita Vecchia. 1832 G. C. Lewis iii. 33 Employing his capital or labour in adventures only compatible with the existence of the law. 1846 J. Lindridge 403/2 Captain Riley had shipped an adventure of silk-lace veils and silk handkerchiefs. 1886 Feb. 151 If parties go into an adventure, one furnishing money or stock and the other skill or labor, and to share the net profits, they are partners. 1921 15 219 He was..receiving cargoes and disposing of cargoes, giving accounts of the markets in France, and directing mercantile adventures there. 1965 246 The vastness and richness of the land has made wide-ranging economic adventure attractive. 2004 R. Burnett v. 50 Every now and then a musician would be tempted to embark on a commercial adventure, distinct from playing or composing. the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > risk > a risky undertaking > political society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific policies or advocacy of > [noun] > policy of risk-taking > instance of 1878 25 July 9/3 During the time of the Empire no State could deem itself safe from one of the aggressive surprises which were a necessity to a Government of adventure. 1884 13 May 9/6 M. Clémenceau and his friends have from the first set their faces against the Opportunist policy of adventures. 1932 H. Nicolson i. 17 Only three months before they had ousted the Churchill Government on a charge of adventurism. And here..was a weapon of adventure such as no British Government had ever possessed before. 1957 18 May 630/1 Mr. Macmillan..argued..that the Suez adventure in no way influenced Egypt's attitude to the negotiations. 1958 30 Oct. 682/2 [citing Moscow radio] The intensification of the policy of adventure and provocation of People's China, and the drawing up of plans for a new adventure in the Taiwan Straits area. 2006 30 103/1 Foreign adventures have no place among China's priorities. society > travel > aspects of travel > arrival > [noun] the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > reaching a point or place > [noun] > arrival 1623 J. Mede in H. Ellis (1824) 1st Ser. III. 162 From a delight they took in so rare an adventure of a Prince of his quality. Phrases P1. the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adverb] > randomly or haphazardly c1390 in F. J. Furnivall (1901) ii. 716 (MED) Scharpe wawes þat Schip has sayled, And sayed alle sees at auentur. c1440 (?a1400) l. 2543 (MED) They..Cowpen at awntere be kraftes of armes. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart I. cxcii. 228 Certayn of the garyson..rode forthe at aduenture somwhat to wyn. 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger I. ii. x. sig. P.ijv/1 Some..marrie at aduentures to their owne decay, and vtter destruction. a1681 W. Lilly (1683) 4 A Geomantical or Terrestrial Divination, in which from certain voluntary Pricks or Points made by the hand at Adventure, certain Figures are raised. 1742 D. Hume II. ix. 141 Shall this Business be allow'd to go altogether at Adventures? 1882 Apr. 863/2 That pamphlet, bought at a railway station, perhaps, by some man who purchases at adventure, may do more to cultivate the love of beauty..than many great volumes of theology. the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adverb] > randomly or haphazardly the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > off one's guard [phrase] > rashly or recklessly the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > [adverb] > in any case, at all 1485 W. Caxton tr. sig. kij/2 Eche took an hors of them þt were dede which ranne at al aduenture [Fr. Ilz..prirent chescun ung cheval de ceulx qui estoyent mors et qui alloient a leur adventure, et chescun d'eulx mist la main a lespee]. 1534 R. Whittington tr. Cicero i. sig. F.7 We shall do nothynge folysshly and at all aduentures. 1553 T. Wilson 47 b Plaie as young boyes or scarre crowes do, whiche showte..at all aventures hittie missie. 1677 M. Hale ii. 195 Be contented herein..and be Thankful to him at all adventures. 1690 J. Locke iv. xvii. 341 The effects of Chance and Hazard, of a Mind floating at all Adventures. 1760 J. Jortin II. 76 At all adventures the yoke was to be shaken off. 1837 W. Ware II. x. 22 He has thrust his lance hither and thither at all adventures, but, as in the sports of the field, he means no injury. 1908 G. C. Lodge viii. 151 The countless unambitious multitudes Of mortal men exist at all adventure. the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adverb] a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) Prol. l. 619 (MED) A gret ston from an hull on hyh Fel doun, of sodein aventure, Upon the feet of this figure. c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 658 By auenture this Palamon Was in a bussh. a1500 (?a1425) tr. (Lamb.) 99 (MED) And yf it fall, by auenture, þat þe engenderours of þe engendre lere hym any craft. 1537 in C. Innes (1845) I. 413 As may of auentour happyne. 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer 210 A chopping-board was near him by adventure. 1702 in H. Adamson (1774) App. 46 The burgesses of Dundee has good right to buy any ship coming by adventure within the water of Tay. 1879 23 Oct. 618/2 Man..does sometimes see by adventure, as it were, the whole law fulfilled without his studying for it or expecting it. the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > possibility > lest [conjunction] the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > circumstance [phrase] > in case or in the event that the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > vigilance > vigilant or on one's guard [phrase] > in provision against the case that a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) viii. l. 1666 (MED) That sche hire wit on him despende, In aunter if he myhte amende. a1450 (Pierpont Morgan) (1865) 9142 (MED) And so thei ride on hunting For auenture of ony spiyng. c1475 Advice to Lovers in J. O. Halliwell (1840) 45 (MED) War where thou appere, In aunter that thou tourne unto displeasaunce. a1500 in W. Maskell (1882) III. 414 (MED) Sinne no more, on aunter thow falle wors. 1520 vii. f. 84/2 Upon auenture me sholde lyke some other bysshopryche to gyue hym. 1578 J. Rolland 284 He durst not to the Ladie ga neir: In auenture that Gwydo suld espy. a1600 (?c1535) tr. H. Boece Hist. Scotl. (Mar Lodge) f. 411, in at Publicat(e In aventure gif the corps had on the morn bene publicate it suld schaw the slaare. a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) ii. l. 2584 (MED) That is love, whos nature Set lif and deth in aventure Of hem that knyhthode undertake. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius (1858) I. 85 The victorie stude lang in aventour. Compounds C1. attributive. 1882 Jan. 260/2 The finest and longest adventure-stories that were ever written. 1896 G. Saintsbury vii. 337 With a touch of Bulwerian romance, something of the sporting novel, and a good deal of the adventure story, Smedley united plenty of pleasant humour. 1912 S. E. White i. 7 The adventure writer, half unconsciously perhaps, has been too much occupied in play-acting himself into half-forgotten boyhood heroics. 1940 Mar. 176 The Gem in addition to its school-story carries one or more adventure-serials. 1979 1 Apr. (Tucson T.V. Suppl.) 4/6 ‘Flight to Tangiers’... A 1953 adventure-drama starring Joan Fontaine and Jack Palance. 2001 C. Freeland iii. 63 It would be impossible to disentangle strands of influence in the spaghetti western, samurai film, Hollywood action flick, Indian adventure story, and Hong Kong cinema. b. 1923 8 July vi. 6/4 This is one of the crack adventure tours of the whole Southwest. 1938 13 95/2 Essentially it is the result of long, patient, and acute observation, and not merely the record of happenings of a two-months adventure trip through uncivilized lands. 1954 25 May 26/2 We do other things besides operate student and adventure trips. 1964 11 Jan. 114/1 Fully organized ‘Adventure Holidays’—with..the organisation not reducing the adventure too much—range from pony-trekking to pot-holing. 1969 Oct. 174/2 Lars Eric Lindblad, president of Lindblad Travel, one pioneer in the adventure-travel field, calls the trend ‘a reaction to the vacation ghetto’. 1991 June 121/1 I spent an exhilarating day cruising the River Ord, speeding through spectacular scenery in a high-powered boat. There are adventure tours into the outback, too. 2000 27 Mar. 1/5 The river is a popular adventure tourist destination. 1925 4 Apr. ii. 11/6 Spring camp: This is the big adventure camp of the year and is rapidly growing in popularity with the older Scouts. 1940 2 June d5/6 This high adventure wilderness camp..is serving as a national laboratory for testing adventure programs for older boys within the movement. 1966 13 Oct. 537/1 ‘Adventure training’ is an attractive term for being thrown in at the survival deep end. 1973 13 Feb. 14/1 (advt.) Deputy warden required for adventure school on very remote sea loch, North-west Scotland... Duties largely administrative but very fit practical man with outdoor interests is required. 1980 July 211/1 Ordnance Squadron was deployed at Leek..for a week's adventure training, culminating in a 50 mile map march. 1991 15 Mar. 144 (advt.) Adventure Centre, Poole. Permanent Outdoor Pursuits Instructor required immediately. 2001 M. Clarkson 140 One training method that warrants special attention is the ‘outward-bound’ adventure course to teach leadership and teamworking. These courses..have a strong outdoor element, where individuals are put into groups and given some adventurous challenge. 1977 26 June 6 a/1 Adventure gaming..is a form of escapism with rulebooks and has about 250,000 followers in the United States. 1980 July 3 Here are some valuable tips on designing your own Adventure game. 1981 (Nexis) 31 Dec. d2 Videodisks might also provide scenery for fantasy or adventure games, such as the ones in which players search for treasure in mysterious caverns with dozens of different rooms. 1984 11 June /2 Recently, some games began requiring adventure characters to eat and sleep. 1989 Nov. 41/1 (advt.) Each book in the series focuses on a specific type of adventure gaming. 1993 P. M. Greenfield in R. R. Cocking & K. A. Renninger iii. i. 181 The popular role-playing adventure games require much more complex problemsolving and strategy with less emphasis on speed. 1997 1 Mar. 61/5 This big-budget adventure game... ‘Obsidian’ does deliver the cutting-edge graphics and addicting story line that adventure gamers demand. 2006 Nov. 92/2 In this third-person adventure game, you'll be directing a DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) agent through miscellaneous scrapes. C2. society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > [noun] > playground 1953 Lady Allen (Nat. Playing Fields Assoc.) 3 How does an Adventure Playground differ from the usual playground? There is no asphalt, no see-saws, swings or slides, except those created by the children themselves out of waste material freely available on the site. 1960 25 Mar. 24/2 A steam-roller..is for the children's ‘adventure playground’. 1992 (Nexis) 5 Apr. 64 An adventure playground where children can have hours of fun on the go-kart circuit, trampolines, water-slide and assault course. 2009 (Nexis) 12 Aug. Berkeley's award-winning Adventure Playground lets kids get grubby, painty and sweaty with its wild collection of hands-on projects and fun. society > education > place of education > school > [noun] > private school 1832 65 In Scotland, the number of ‘adventure schools,’ as they are there called, exceeds the number of parochial schools. 1899 A. F. Leach ii A ‘Boarding Academy for young Gentlemen’, which draws its pupils from all parts of the Country, and is not a Private Adventure School. 1995 20 398/2 The complex and extensive history of private adventure schools..is either ignored or dismissed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). adventurev. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: French aventurer ; adventure n. Etymology: Partly (i) < Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French aventurer, Middle French adventurer (French aventurer ) to risk oneself, to venture (13th cent., used both intransitively and reflexively), to dare to do (something) (13th cent.), to risk the loss of, imperil (something) (second half of the 13th cent.; 12th cent. in sense ‘to occur by chance, to happen’ (see below), originally in past participle aventuree ; < aventure adventure n.), and partly (ii) < adventure n. Compare Spanish aventurar (a1250), Italian avventurare (late 13th cent., earliest in past participle avventurato ), post-classical Latin adventurare to venture (15th cent. in British sources). Compare later venture v.In sense 2b after venture v. 5b. With sense 5 compare similar use of Old French (rare) aventurer (attested from the 12th cent. to the beginning of the 13th cent.; also used impersonally). With the β. forms, which show syncope, compare the β. forms at adventure n.; perhaps compare also Anglo-Norman aunturrer (a1321 in an apparently isolated attestation), although this may show a transmission error for the more usual form aventurer. 1. the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake or apply oneself [verb (reflexive)] > to something risky c1330 (?a1300) (Auch.) (1973) l. 217 (MED) Nil ich me noþing auentour To purchas a fole gret honour. a1375 (c1350) (1867) l. 3268 (MED) Of þo wiþ-inne non wold hem out aunter, so fele were of here fon. c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xxi. l. 232 And after auntrede god hym-self and tok adams kynde. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre (1913) 87 To auenture my self in the conqueste of the noble moton or flees of golde. 1509 A. Barclay (Pynson) f. clxxxix Howe thou the auenterest in holowe beame. c1570 J. Leslie (1830) 223 Iames Wilford..adventouring him self to far..wes enclosed by ane ambushe. 1611 Acts xix. 31 Desiring him that he would not aduenture himselfe into the Theatre. View more context for this quotation 1699 J. Potter II. iii. iv. 23 Thinking it unsafe to adventure themselves abroad. 1725 J. Strype (ed. 2) II. i. 174 The Queen had much ado to detain them from adventuring themselves thither. 1789 Oct. 541 Too much relying on his own valour, he adventured himself before his army in an Irish habit, and was unhappily slain. 1803 Duke of Wellington (1837) I. 568 You must..take care not to adventure yourself single handed against the combined forces of those chiefs. 1866 C. Kingsley I. vi. 174 ‘Are you Christians?’ shouted he, before he would adventure himself near the ship. 1903 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ ix. 205 We adventured ourselves into the unknown recesses of the house. 1973 A. Yardley 142 Teachers..may feel encouraged by these records to adventure themselves into the child's wonderful world of discovery. the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake or set oneself to do [verb (intransitive)] > something risky a1375 (c1350) (1867) l. 1028 (MED) Þanne alisaundrine at arst þan antresse hem tille. c1410 (c1350) (Harl. 7334) 666 (MED) I wil auntre to þe dore, þat i hadde mete. 1487 W. Cely Let. 16 Dec. in (1975) 239 Ther dares noo man here aventer ynto Flaunders tell wee knowe of a better sewerte. c1571 E. Campion (1963) i. vii. 28 When Japhet..adventured by shipp into diverse west ilelandes. 1576 F. Thynne Let. 19 Mar. in (1875) p. liv I rashely aduentured beyoynde the course of my desertes. 1581 W. Lambarde ii. iii. 117 Staying them that doe any way aduenture towardes the breach thereof. 1598 W. Shakespeare i. ii. 169 Then wil they aduenture vpon the exploit. View more context for this quotation a1628 F. Greville (1651) ii. 33 This Narration I adventure of, to shew the clearness, and readiness of this Gentlemans judgement. 1704 J. Swift Full Acct. Battel between Bks. in 244 By this Time the Spider was adventured out. 1785 W. Paley 469 Changes ought not to be adventured upon without a comprehensive discernment of the consequences. 1797–8 Duke of Wellington in Marquess Wellesley (1877) 779 Every man who pleases may adventure thither. 1812 Ld. Byron ii. xlii. 82 Now he adventur'd on a shore unknown. 1878 E. White (ed. 3) iii. xvii. 215 The awe under which it becomes sinful men to adventure into that Holiest Place. 1919 Z. Akins vii. 85 He adventured upon a recently recommended diet of buttermilk and hickory-nuts. 1992 July 33/2 The album sees the band adventuring into new territories. 2. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 29 (MED) Þe secunde book auntreþ [L. aggreditur] forto telle berynge and dedes. a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) iv. l. 339 (MED) Be resoun lese he mot, That wol noght auntre forto winne. 1490 W. Caxton tr. xlii. sig. Iviv Noo body durste not auenture, for to goo to hym. c1540 (?a1400) 314 The Emperour Alexaunder Aunterid to come. 1568 (a1500) Freiris Berwik l. 449 in W. T. Ritchie (1930) IV. 274 I dar not awnter for to tak on me To bring him hidder. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) i. iii. 116 I dare aduenture to be sent to th' Towre. 1681 J. Dryden v. i. 71 Speak, what will you adventure to re-seat him Upon his Father's Throne? 1719 R. Wodrow (1843) II. 431 I adventured to show him the volume I brought up. 1762 L. Sterne VI. xi. 50 I shall..adventure to print the two moderato's without any sort of scruple. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in 2nd Ser. III. 189 She feared she could not safely adventure to do so. 1860 N. Hawthorne II. xxi. 134 These impure pictures are from the same..hands that adventured to call before us the august forms of Apostles and Saints. 1903 July 29/1 Smith alone, having saved..some moneys,..adventured to regain a more reputable way of living. the mind > emotion > courage > daring > venturousness > dare to do [verb] > dare to say 1802 J. Cheetham 5 But were I to adventure an opinion I would affirm that, were the Vice-President now in this city, he would himself be mute! 1881 C. E. L. Riddell II. i. 7 ‘I've been looking up my songs, Mr. McCullagh,’ added the eldest daughter..‘And we have been practising reels,’ adventured Miss Vanderton. 1898 19 Oct. 3/1 He adventured the opinion that ‘some members opposite’ were ‘unaccustomed to the amenities of debate’. 1900 L. B. Walford xiv ‘Did he tell you about us?’ she adventured, cautiously. 1986 E. G. Rupp 78 We may adventure a comment upon it without recapitulating an intricate, and..often tedious, story. the world > action or operation > endeavour > attempt [verb (transitive)] the world > action or operation > undertaking > undertake [verb (transitive)] > something risky the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > chance or risk [verb (transitive)] > venture upon or take the chances of a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 177 (MED) Also þe olde Graii auntrede and gat many þinges by clergie and dedes of armes. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng (Petyt) ii. 70 (MED) Toward þis lond þei drouh, to auenture his chance, With Normandes inouh. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 289 I wil arise and auntre [c1430 Cambr. Gg.4.27 antere] it by my fayth. 1529 T. More iii. xvi. f. xcvii Yt wold happely be thought not a thyng merely to be aduentured, to..dash rashly out holy scrypture in euery lewde felowys tethe. 1587 A. Fleming et al. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1319/2 Readie prest to aduenture anie aduentures for your gratious fauour. a1618 W. Raleigh (1651) iii. 11 He adventures thy mislike, and doth hazard thy hatred. 1633 J. Ford i. sig. C4v I'me loth to moue my Lord vnto offence, Yet I'le aduenture chiding. 1725 D. Defoe i. 203 From the West, viz. the Spice Islands, to America West, it [sc. a voyage] may be adventured with Ease. 1753 July 332/1 It may seem very daring in any one, whilst we have so few data,..to adventure any conjecture. 1815 W. Scott vi. xiv. 240 Were he but horsed on steed like mine, To give him fair and knightly chance, I would adventure forth my lance. 1898 Aug. 163 It was not reasonable to suppose that Almeda would adventure anything during the winter. 1925 B. C. Williams in Introd. p. xiii The epic is one that could be adventured nowhere else; only this region affords the conditions. a1973 J. R. R. Tolkien (1977) xxi. 211 Morwen fled at last from Dor-lómin with Nienor her daughter, and adventured the long journey to Thingol's halls. the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > endanger [verb (transitive)] > put at risk c1400 (?c1390) (1940) 1516 (MED) How l[edes] for her lele luf hor lyuez han auntered. a1470 T. Malory (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 47 If he aventure his body with yondir knyght..hit ys in grete perell if ever he com agayne. a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in (1557) 51/2 For what wise merchaunt aduentureth all his good in one ship. 1567 (rev. ed.) f. 109 That Leander, Aduentrit mekle his lufe to gayne. 1648 C. Cotterell & W. Aylesbury tr. E. C. Davila xv. 1429 To adventure his Army to new dangers. 1654 G. Goddard in T. Burton (1828) (modernized text) I. Introd. p. lxxxiv We had adventured our lives and liberties for the cause. a1684 J. Evelyn anno 1666 (1955) III. 428 My Wife went back to Wotton, I not as yet willing to adventure her. 1763 J. Roberts 54 The people of those places were not to be lulled on to adventure their property, under the notion of a free trade. 1786 Nov. 357 In conjunction with several others, he adventured a considerable sum in support of the Anglesey law-suit. 1829 W. Irving II. xxxix. 218 The queen one day demanded of him, why he had adventured his life for that of a domestic? 1860 J. L. Motley (1868) I. vi. 300 Elizabeth was taking the diadem from her head..and adventuring it upon the doubtful chance of war. 1947 1 63 The risks to be undertaken by the shipowner when he adventured his ship on a commercial enterprise. 2002 R. Armstrong in C. R. Kyle & J. Peacey v. 83 Expanded to embrace all MPs who had adventured money, it had operated..as..a private enterprise expedition. the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [verb (intransitive)] the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > chance [verb (intransitive)] > come about by chance c1540 (?a1400) 742 Oft in astronamy hit auntres to falle, Þat domes men dessauis & in doute bringes. c1540 (?a1400) 2107 Þe Authwart answares þat Auntrid hym þere, Ys knowen. c1540 (?a1400) 8235 Hit auntrit þat Ector was angrit ful euill. 1903 J. de W. Gibbs i. 15 So it adventured that..Florestane left the city of Les Baux in my company. 1909 Z. Gale 264 So it adventured that he came abruptly upon the New Village. Phrases1642 J. Milton 33 To strike high, and adventure dangerously at the most eminent vices among the greatest persons. 1670 in A. A. F. A. Vitelleschi (1905) I. iii. 72 Another time having hunted a stagg at a bay he adventured at ye stagg wth his sword. 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