Sekirov Dictionary

venture

UK /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/US /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ/

verb 6
noun 3
forms 5

verb6

•
To undertake a risky or daring journey.
- who freights a ship to venture on the seas — 1693
To dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success.
•
To say something; to offer an opinion.
- “Unctuous is probably quite a good description, but there's a sweetness, too, and a mouthfeel,” ventures Heston Blumenthal, chef at the Fat Duck at Bray. — 2000
•
To risk or offer.
- to venture funds
- Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
To put or send on a venture or chance.
•
To confide in; to rely on; to trust.
- A man would be well enough pleased to buy silks of one whom he would not venture to feel his pulse. — 1711

noun3

•
A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
- My heart was beating finely when we two set forth in the cold night upon this dangerous venture. — 1881
•
The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade.
- My ventures are not in one bottom trusted. — 1596
•
An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen.
- A certain man drew a bow at a venture and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness. — 1611

forms

ventured · venturing · ventures · ventureth · venturest

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