venue

«venue» in Mova's school dictionary: the place where an event happens, such as a concert… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a venue, venues)

meaning for a pupil

A venue is the place where an event happens, such as a concert, match, party, meeting or competition. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and news: the venue for the school play is the hall; a sports venue is a stadium. In formal exam voice, «the venue» is the place. Phrases: a concert venue, a sports venue, change of venue, the venue for.

examples

• The venue for the concert is the town hall. tree →
• Our school is the venue for the sports day. tree →
• The stadium is the biggest venue in the city. tree →
• The party has a new venue because the park is flooded. tree →
• Please arrive at the venue by six o'clock. tree →
• The venue holds 500 people, and 420 tickets have been sold, so 80 seats are left. tree →

note

Plural: venues. Pronounced VEN-yoo. Similar: place, location, site. In maths, «the venue holds 500» gives the maximum number of people.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «venue» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.