noun · neutral
venue
UK/ˈvenjuː/US/ˈvɛnjuː/VEN·ue
Band 5-6speakingtask2
the place where an event or meeting is held
Examples
“They booked a central venue for the conference.”
“The venue can hold up to 2,000 people.”
“Finding a suitable venue was the hardest part of organising the festival.”
Band 8 sentence
“We chose a venue that was both accessible by public transport and sympathetic to the character of the performances.”
Collocations
- event venue
- venue capacity
- book a venue
Word family
venues noun (plural)
Common mistakes
We met in venue near the river.→We met at a venue near the river.
The venue are very large.→The venue is very large.
Say it for a higher band
5place→6location→7+venue
Synonyms
location
Easily confused
location
“The filming location was a small village in the north.”
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