adventure
US /ædˈvɛntʃɚ/
Definition
a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
They booked an adventure tour that included hiking and camping in the mountains.
Word Family
NounNoun
adventure gốc
adventurer
adventurousness
VerbVerb
adventure gốc
AdjectiveAdj
adventurous
adventuristic
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- expeditiona military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
- escapadea wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
- ventureany venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
Collocations
- Easy weekend adventureto weekend adventure, meaning to spend the weekend
- Medium embark on a travel adventureto embark on a travel adventure, meaning to go on board
- Hard keen sense of adventureto keen sense of adventure, meaning to express grief verbally
- Very Hard a perilous financial adventurereferring to a perilous financial adventure
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.