{
    "term": "adventure",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an unusual, exciting or dangerous experience, journey or series of events",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "her adventures travelling in Africa"
                },
                {
                    "text": "adventure stories"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Four members of our staff have embarked on the **adventure of a lifetime**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They fly around in their rocket ship and go on exciting adventures."
                },
                {
                    "text": "When you're a child, life is one big adventure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Popper described science as the greatest adventure in the world."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had some hair-raising adventures when I was backpacking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our trip to London was quite an adventure for the children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had a little adventure yesterday."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Danger", "Holidays"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "epic", "exciting"],
                "verb + adventure": ["embark on", "have", "be looking for"],
                "adverb": ["film", "movie", "novel"],
                "phrases": [
                    "quite an adventure",
                    "a sense of adventure",
                    "a spirit of adventure"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the quality of being excited and willing to take risks, try new ideas, etc.",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **sense/spirit of adventure**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I set out across the country looking for adventure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the adventure travel industry"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Travelling by train has always been associated with romance and adventure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Perhaps the army offered adventure, a chance to travel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Perhaps the war offered adventure, travel, a use for his gifts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The journey began cheerfully with a sense of adventure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Those of you looking for adventure can shoot the rapids."
                },
                {
                    "text": "hair-raising adventure films"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "epic", "exciting"],
                "verb + adventure": ["embark on", "have", "be looking for"],
                "adverb": ["film", "movie", "novel"],
                "phrases": [
                    "quite an adventure",
                    "a sense of adventure",
                    "a spirit of adventure"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ədˈventʃə(r)/",
                "audio": "ad/adventure/adventure__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ədˈventʃər/",
                "audio": "ad/adventure/adventure__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French aventure (noun), aventurer (verb), based on Latin adventurus ‘about to happen’, from advenire ‘arrive’, from ad- ‘to’ + venire ‘come’."
}