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English
Etymology
Shortening of adventure.
Pronunciation
Noun
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Singular venture |
Plural ventures |
venture (plural ventures)
- A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
Verb
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Infinitive to venture |
Third person singular ventures |
Simple past ventured |
Past participle ventured |
Present participle venturing |
to venture (third-person singular simple present ventures, present participle venturing, simple past and past participle ventured)
- (transitive) To undertake a risky or daring journey.
- (transitive) To risk or offer.
- to venture funds
- to venture a guess
- (intransitive) to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success. Used with at or on
Quotations
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
Derived terms
Related terms
External links
- venture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- venture in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Italian
Adjective
venture f.
- Feminine plural form of venturo
Noun
venture f.
- Plural form of ventura.
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