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to seek adventure

to seek adventure

1 3.7
To look for new, exciting experiences that may be risky
  • phrasal verb
  • /siːk ædˈvɛnʧər/
translation icon : buscar aventura
  • Every summer, she seeks adventure by signing up for skydiving lessons and rock climbing trips.

Examples

  • To those who are seeking adventure under the water, do not delay your reservation for this event because this will only happen once in your lifetime.

    Blog text (16)

  • At length, he sought adventure in distant lands, and trod the jeweled thrones of the earth beneath his sandaled feet.

    Conan the Destroyer (1984)

  • We did not have to seek adventure far away.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Marie could go out to see, to seek adventures and to seek wealth, go to the colonies and so forth.

  • Thanks for making me think and challenging me to move past the everyday mundane and seek adventure and new experiences.

    Blog text (23)

  • And I am afraid that even at my advanced age, I have not entirely outgrown the urge to seek adventure.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Seek adventure in a faraway destination.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Coleen & Kelly seek adventure in the everyday, and Just Spotted is the place where they highlight those adventures.

    Blog text (16)

  • Many young people seek adventure by traveling abroad and trying new activities.

  • During the expedition, the explorers sought adventure as they trekked through the dense jungle.

Synonyms

to explore
vsto seek adventure
346 2.6

To go to a new place to learn about it

is aimed at finding excitement and novelty rather than learning or study
to venture
vsto seek adventure
114 5.8

To go somewhere or do something that is risky

aims for new exciting experiences with novelty and risk rather than only danger
to quest for
vsto seek adventure
64 5.4

To search for something that is hard to find

aims at new exciting experiences rather than chiefly difficult material goals
to quest
vsto seek adventure
5 4.8

To search for something with strong determination

aims at new exciting experiences rather than determined objectives
to adventure
vsto seek adventure
1 3.7

To go out and explore new places or try exciting activities, often with some risk

aims to find new exciting experiences rather than only doing them

Antonyms

to keep safe
9 1.8

To protect people or things from danger

How Adventurous

to take risks
56 3.2
to seek adventure
1 3.7

Surface Forms

seek infinitive
seeking present participle
seeks third person singular
sought past
sought past participle

Morphology

seek + adventure

The meaning 'to look for new and exciting experiences' is directly derivable from combining 'seek' (to try to find) with 'adventure' (an exciting or risky experience); the verb + noun composition is literal and follows standard English patterns. This is a common, non-idiomatic collocation with clear cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.

Etymology

Seek adventure paints a picture of explorers who seek, or look for, new places and adventure, meaning exciting and risky journeys. So, to seek adventure today means 'to look for new and exciting experiences', often with some risk.