venue

Study(18)

/ˈvɛnjuː/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

ideal, perfect, popular, prestigious, top

The new sports center became a popular venue for community events after it opened last year.

intimate

The small theater proved to be an intimate venue for the jazz concert last night.

all-seater, 500-seater, etc. | outdoor

home, neutral

The concert was held at a neutral venue so both fan groups felt welcome.

tourist | cabaret, concert, conference, entertainment, exhibition, performance, rock, sporting/sports

VERB + VENUE

be, provide

The local community center was the perfect venue for our wedding reception.

hire | play

pack (out)

Thousands of fans packed out the concert venue last night.

PREP

at a/the ~

The concert took place at a beautiful venue near the beach last summer.

in a/the ~

The concert was held in a small venue near the city center.

~ for

The new sports complex has become the ideal venue for community events.

PHRASES

a change of venue

Definitions

noun

A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.

A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is laid, or the district from which a jury comes.

The twelve men who are to try the cause must be of the same venue where the demand is made.

A bout; a hit; a turn.

A stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held.

With such focus from within the footballing community this week on Remembrance Sunday, there was something appropriate about Colchester being the venue for last night’s game. Troops from the garrison town formed a guard of honour for both sets of players, who emerged for the national anthem with poppies proudly stitched into their tracksuit jackets.

The place where something happens.

The metalworking forum is not the appropriate venue for this discussion about politics.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The twelve men who are to try the cause must be of the same venue where the demand is made.

Wiktionary

The metalworking forum is not the appropriate venue for this discussion about politics.

Wiktionary

Can we go to a different venue?

Tatoeba · #1060456

Where is the venue for the meeting?

Tatoeba · #3221535

The streets were chocka when everyone spilled out of the venue.

Tatoeba · #6534635

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, venue is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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