venue

English Online Dictionary. What means venue‎? What does venue mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle English venu, from Old French venue, the feminine singular past participle of the verb venir (to come). Doublet of veny.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛnjuː/
• Rhymes: -ɛnjuː

Noun

venue (plural venues)

1. A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
2. (law) 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.
3. (obsolete) A bout; a hit; a turn.

   Synonym: venew

4. (sports) A stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held.
5. (by extension) The place where something happens.

Usage notes

In certain cases, the court has power to change the venue, which is to direct the trial to be had in a different county from that where the venue is laid.

Synonyms

See come, and confer venew, veney.

Hyponyms

• stadium
• arena

Derived terms

Related terms

• lay a venue
• bienvenue

Translations

Anagrams

• Neveu

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /və.ny/

Noun

venue f (plural venues)

1. coming, arrival

   Synonym: arrivée

Participle

venue f sg

1. feminine singular of venu

Further reading

• “venue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• neuve, neveu