English dictionary
venture
/'v/E/n/tS//@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
Source: WordNet 3.0
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an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
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a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
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An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation.
Source: webster1913
verb
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proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
ExamplesWe ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer.
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put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
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put at risk
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To hazard one's self; to have the courage or presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to dare.
Source: webster1913
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To expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard; as, to <i>venture</i> one's person in a balloon.
Source: webster1913