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My parents loved each other. I was raised in a house of total love and respect. My dad worked very hard and my mother was incredibly devoted to him. I can unequivocally, without any peradventure of doubt, tell you that I was raised with the kind of love that we only dream of.
James Woods

Meaning of "peradventure" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PERADVENTURE

From Old French par aventure by chance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PERADVENTURE

peradventure  [pərədˈvɛntʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PERADVENTURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Peradventure can act as a noun and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PERADVENTURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of peradventure in the English dictionary

The definition of peradventure in the dictionary is by chance; perhaps. Other definition of peradventure is chance, uncertainty, or doubt.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PERADVENTURE


adventure
ədˈvɛntʃə
backbencher
ˈbækˈbɛntʃə
bencher
ˈbɛntʃə
Bonaventure
ˈbɒnəˌventʃə
brancher
ˈbræntʃə
cancha
ˈkɑːntʃə
clencher
ˈklɛntʃə
debenture
dɪˈbɛntʃə
denture
ˈdɛntʃə
drencher
ˈdrɛntʃə
entrencher
ɪnˈtrɛntʃə
flencher
ˈflɛntʃə
indenture
ɪnˈdɛntʃə
launcher
ˈlɔːntʃə
misadventure
ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃə
misventure
ˌmɪsˈvɛntʃə
rancher
ˈrɑːntʃə
trencher
ˈtrɛntʃə
venture
ˈvɛntʃə
wrencher
ˈrɛntʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PERADVENTURE

per diem
per mensem
per mil
per mill
per pro
per se
Pera
peracid
peracidity
peracute
Peraea
Perak
perambulate
perambulation
perambulator
perambulatory
perborate
percale
percaline
percase

WORDS THAT END LIKE PERADVENTURE

agriculture
architecture
at a venture
attainture
bill of adventure
calenture
capture
ceinture
culture
death by misadventure
disadventure
disaventure
feature
garmenture
joint venture
jointure
monture
painture
perpetual debenture
tainture

Synonyms and antonyms of peradventure in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «peradventure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PERADVENTURE

Find out the translation of peradventure to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peradventure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peradventure» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

只怕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ventura
570 millions of speakers

English

peradventure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्यात्
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

peradventure
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

; может быть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

porventura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হয়তো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

adventure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peradventure
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vielleicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

偶然
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

peradventure
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peradventure
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

peradventure
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு வேளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संभवत:
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ola ki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

peradventure
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

; може бути
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oricărei îndoieli
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατά τύχη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

miskien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kanhända
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kanskje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peradventure

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PERADVENTURE»

The term «peradventure» is regularly used and occupies the 62.686 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PERADVENTURE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peradventure

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QUOTES WITH «PERADVENTURE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word peradventure.
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James Woods
My parents loved each other. I was raised in a house of total love and respect. My dad worked very hard and my mother was incredibly devoted to him. I can unequivocally, without any peradventure of doubt, tell you that I was raised with the kind of love that we only dream of.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERADVENTURE»

Discover the use of peradventure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peradventure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Southern Wind Blew to Complete the Beauty in Whatever ...
Peradventure, it was only gloom and doom, the earth and the heavens had not been formed and void of any existence, just peradventure? Peradventure, mankind existence had never been thought of nor even conceived in mind, in bodily form ...
Annie V. Prewitt, 2011
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Peradventure; Or, the Silence of God
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Robert Keable, 2012
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Monthly Miscellany, Or, Gentleman and Lady's Complete ...
Peradventure you have seen us friends to your foes ; or else we have shewed ourselves your enemies. Peradventure you have heard fay, that, forsaking our own land, we should go conquer foreign realms. Peradventure you have been ...
‎1774
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Ius Parliamentarium
That the Word peradventure was not spoke slightly, or at random ; but in that Place had an emphatical Signification j as when a Man speaking seriously and with Concernment, says to another, Peradventure you had better have done this ; or, ...
William Petyt, 1739
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The Elements of Reading and Oratory
sec. xcin. Abraham's intercession for sodom. 1 And Abraham drew near and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked ? Peradventure there be fifty righteous within 2 the city ; wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the ...
Henry Mandeville, 1845
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The New Pilgrim Bible
1l23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the Wicked? “Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? 25That be  ...
OXFORD USA TRADE, Oxford University Press, 2003
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Jus Parliamentarium, Or, The Ancient Power, Jurisdiction, ...
That the Word peradventure was not spoke slightly, or at random ; but in that Place had an emphatical Signification ; as when a Man speaking seriously and with Concernment, says to another, Peradventure you had better have done this ; or, ...
William Petyt, 1739
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The View from Jacob's Ladder: One Hundred Midrashim
"Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city; wilt Thou indeed sweep away and not forgive the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? "That be far from Thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the ...
David Curzon, 1996
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The Old Testament: King James Version
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 24.Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? 25.That be far ...
Commissioned by King James
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Sportsman's Bible-KJV-Large Print Compact
16:22 24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? 25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the ...
Broadman & Holman Publishers, Holman Bible Staff, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERADVENTURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peradventure is used in the context of the following news items.
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MUST READ! The touching counsel a caring fan penned to Toke …
Dear Toke, if peradventure you stumble on this post, kindly endeavour to read it. I know you might have being through a lot over the issue with ... «Nigerian Entertainment Today, Jul 15»
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I'll resign if Nigerians say they don't need me – NAFDAG DG, Paul …
If a probe panel is set up to investigate all these and peradventure you are found guilty, what will you do? Is it my prerogative to decide whether ... «National Accord, Jul 15»
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Police has reported an Alleged chemist who duped California …
... Vincent Gammill's “Natural Oncology Institute” and decided to give it a try as her last resort if peradventure traditional medication doesn't work. «Dispatch Times, Jul 15»
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DRAMA CONTINUES: Two FKF executive members plan to derail …
"It is beyond peradventure that in accordance with Article 26 (2) the federation's constitution only the National Executive Committee shall fix the ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
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Yvette Cooper's words insult those who fought for Union
... who deserted it en masse in May and now she is proving beyond peradventure that under her leadership it will have nothing to say to anyone ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Tribunal Upholds Amosun's Victory
It has also been established beyond peradventure that the election petition was filed on 4/5/2015. “This petition, having been filed outside the 21 days period ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
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Jim Carrey Goes on Twitter Rant Over California's Vaccine Bill, Calls …
It said that whether it was personal or religious, there will be no exemptions that would be permitted, and if peradventure parents disagree, they ... «Dispatch Times, Jul 15»
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Distraction and Reading in Meditation
What to do when the mind is distracted: If, peradventure, sometime it happens that the mind be so dispersed that it cannot settle itself to prayer, ... «National Catholic Register, Jun 15»
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NASS Leadership - Constitution Should Guide Lawmakers - Okutepa
If you are known as an articulate senator and peradventure the only senator from the platform of your party and your colleague senators see ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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N8bn currency scam: Court quashes bail applications of 10 suspects
... to have serious ailment, the court ordered that he should be quarantined from the rest of the accused peradventure the disease is contagious. «Daily Sun, Jun 15»

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