venue

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈvɛnjuː/ 🇺🇸 /ˈvɛnjuː/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The place where something happens, especially an organized event such as a concert, conference, or sports competition.; The district or locality within which a legal action is brought or a trial is held; the jurisdiction where a case is to be heard.; The neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened.; A bout or contest; a match.; A neighborhood or near place; the place from which a jury is summoned.; A thrust or hit; a stab.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: venues

Collocations

change of venuevenue formusic venuewedding venuevenue of the eventsuitable venue

Synonyms

locationsiteplacesettinglocalearena

Commonly confused

avenue
EN: 'Avenue' is a broad street or a means of approach; 'venue' is a specific place where an event or legal proceeding takes place.

Spelling tips

EN: Do not add an 'a' at the beginning—'venue' is not 'avenue'. Also note it ends in '-ue', not '-ew'.

💬 Examples

  1. The stadium was chosen as the venue for the Olympic opening ceremony.

  2. The defense attorney filed a motion to change the venue due to pretrial publicity.

  3. The venue of the crime was established through forensic evidence.

  4. The two boxers met in a venue that drew thousands of spectators.

  5. The venue for the jury pool was the county courthouse district.

  6. The fencer delivered a swift venue to his opponent's chest.