venue B2 Topic:Places & Geography US /ˈvɛnjuː/ See IPA manual Freq #10845 Meanings 1 noun The place where an event such as a concert, meeting, or game is held. The stadium is a popular venue for major concerts. 2 noun In law, the place or area where a trial is held. The lawyers argued over the best venue for the trial. Thesaurus Word family Forms venues Related forms bienvenue Etymology AI details From Middle English venu, from Old French venue, the feminine singular past participle of the verb venir (to come). Doublet of veny. *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European venu Middle English venue Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Places & Geography External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # venue **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈvɛnjuː/ **Frequency rank:** 10845 ## Meanings 1. The place where an event such as a concert, meeting, or game is held. 2. In law, the place or area where a trial is held. ## Examples - The stadium is a popular venue for major concerts. - The lawyers argued over the best venue for the trial. ## Related Forms - bienvenue ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *gʷem- - Root: venu - Root: venue ## Etymology From Middle English venu, from Old French venue, the feminine singular past participle of the verb venir (to come). Doublet of veny. ## AI Etymology Venue is from Middle English venu, from Old French venue, the feminine singular past participle of the verb venir (to come). Doublet of veny. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-, Middle English venu, Old French venue. In present-day use, it can mean the place where an event such as a concert, meeting, or game is held, or in law, the place or area where a trial is held. ## Topics - Places & Geography markdown