venture
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venture
- /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ UK
- /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɛntʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Clipping of adventure.
noun ventures
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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.
Similar: enterprise, pursuit, activity, doings, endeavor, pursuance, undertaking, venture, fare, journey, sith, trip
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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.
Similar: accident, chance, contingency, contingent, eventuality, possibility, potentiality
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The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
Similar: stake
verb ventures · venturing · ventured
- To undertake a risky or daring journey. who freights a ship to venture on the seas
- To risk or offer. to venture funds
- To dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success.
- To put or send on a venture or chance. to venture a horse to the West Indies
- 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.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: adventure, hazard, jeopardize, brave, speculation, guess, stake, embark, risk-taking, adventurism, adventurous, risk, riskiness, endeavor, risky, endeavour
Translations
Every language
noun a risky or daring undertaking or journey
| Español | aventura |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | उपक्रम upakram, उद्यम udyam |
| Português | aventura |
| Deutsch | Wagnis, Unternehmen |
| Italiano | avventura, azzardo, impresa |
| Русский | авантю́ра avantjúra, риско́ванное начина́ние riskóvannoje načinánije, предприя́тие predprijátije |
verb to undertake a risky journey
| Português | aventurar-se |
|---|---|
| Français | s'aventurer |
| Deutsch | wagen |
| Italiano | avventurarsi |
| العربية | غَامَرَ ḡāmara |
verb to risk
| Español | aventurar |
|---|---|
| Português | arriscar |
| Français | risquer |
| Deutsch | wagen, riskieren |
| Italiano | azzardare |
| Русский | рискова́ть riskovátʹ |
verb to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success
| Español | aventurarse a, adentrarse en |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 감행하다 gamhaenghada |
| Français | oser |
| Italiano | osare |
| Русский | отваживаться otvaživatʹsja |
Talk about this word "venture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/venture. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. venture. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/venture "venture." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/venture.Cite this
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