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# adventure

noun (an adventure, adventures; adventure as uncountable — a love of adventure); adjective adventurous

«adventure» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An adventure is an exciting, unusual and sometimes risky experience or journey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventure/#m1)
2. Adventure is the excitement of doing new and daring things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventure/#m2)
3. An adventure story is a story full of exciting events. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventure/#m3)

### In the lessons

In literacy, adventure stories are a genre with a hero, a journey, danger and a happy ending. In everyday life a trip, camping, or exploring a new place can be an adventure. In safety lessons: adventures should be planned with adults, and dangerous dares are not adventures. Phrases: «go on an adventure», «adventure playground», «sense of adventure».

### Examples

- We went on an adventure in the woods behind the house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventure/#x1)
- Treasure Island is a famous adventure story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventure/#x2)
- The new adventure playground has a zip line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventure/#x3)
- Grandma loves adventure and travels all over the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventure/#x4)
- Write an adventure story about a lost map. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventure/#x5)
- Camping in the rain was quite an adventure! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventure/#x6)
- The explorers had many adventures at sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventure/#x7)

### Note

Countable (an adventure) and uncountable (a love of adventure). Adjective: adventurous; a person: adventurer. Spelled with «-ture». «It was an adventure» can also be a joking way to say something went wrong but was fun.

## In Jewish tradition

In literacy, adventure stories are a genre with a hero, a journey, danger and a happy ending. In everyday life a trip, camping, or exploring a new place can be an adventure. In safety lessons: adventures should be planned with adults, and dangerous dares are not adventures. Phrases: «go on an adventure», «adventure playground», «sense of adventure».

### Examples

- for my father fought for you, and adventured his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian; (Prophets JDG.9.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/adventure/#x1)
- and those riches perish by evil adventure; and if he hath begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand. (Writings ECC.5.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/adventure/#x2)

### Note

Countable (an adventure) and uncountable (a love of adventure). Adjective: adventurous; a person: adventurer. Spelled with «-ture». «It was an adventure» can also be a joking way to say something went wrong but was fun.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «adventure» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adventure/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«adventure» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adventure.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «adventure» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/adventure/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«adventure» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/adventure.html) on Mova free.