ven·ture (v n ch r)n. 1. An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome. 2. A business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain. 3. Something, such as money or cargo, at hazard in a risky enterprise. v. ven·tured, ven·tur·ing, ven·tures v.tr. 1. To expose to danger or risk: ventured her entire fortune. 2. To brave the dangers of: ventured the high seas in a small boat. 3. To express at the risk of denial, criticism, or censure: "I would venture to guess that Anon., who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman" (Virginia Woolf). v.intr. Idiom: 1. To take a risk; dare. 2. To proceed despite possible danger or risk: ventured into the wilderness. at a venture By mere chance or fortune; at random. [Middle English, chance, short for aventure, adventure; see adventure.] ven tur·er n. |
venture
Noun
1. a project or activity that is risky or of uncertain outcome
2. a business operation in which there is the risk of loss as well as the opportunity for profit
Verb
[-turing, -tured]
1. to do something that involves risk or danger: I thought it wise to venture into foreign trade
2. to dare to express (an opinion)
3. to go to an unknown or dangerous place
4. to dare (to do something): you have asked me so often to come to your place that I ventured to drop in [variant of adventure]
venturer n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome joint venture - a venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise; "a joint venture between the film companies to produce TV shows" experiment - a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard" project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" sallying forth, sally - a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home" |
| 2. |  venture - an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"investment funds, investment - money that is invested with an expectation of profit gamble - money that is risked for possible monetary gain smart money - money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information) pyramid - (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases | |
| 3. |  venture - a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profitbusiness enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" | |
| Verb | 1. | venture - proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer" |
| 2. | venture - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" suspect, surmise - imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal" | |
| 3. | venture - put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this" lay on the line, put on the line, risk - expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong" |
venture
verb 2. dare, presume, have the courage to, be brave enough, hazard, go out on a limb (informal) take the liberty, stick your neck out (informal) go so far as, make so bold as, have the temerity or effrontery or nerve
Translations
venture [ˈvɛntʃəʳ] n → empresa
vi → arriesgarse, lanzarse;
to venture to do sth → aventurarse a hacer algo
venture [ˈvɛntʃəʳ] n → entreprise f
vi → s'aventurer, se risquer;
a business venture → une entreprise commerciale;
venture [ˈvɛntʃəʳ] n → impresa (rischiosa)
vi → arrischiarsi, azzardarsi;
a business venture → un'iniziativa commerciale;
to venture to do sth → azzardarsi a fare qc
n venture [ˈventʃə]
an undertaking or scheme that involves some risk his latest business venture. onderneming مُغامَرَه، مُجازَفَه авантюра hazard projekt; -projekt das Wagnis εγχείρημα empresa arriesgada, aventura riskantne ettevõtmine کار ریسکی hanke entreprise (risquée) מִפעָל נוֹעָז साहसिक कार्य poduhvat kockázat usaha áhætta, áhættufyrirtæki impresa 冒険的 모험, 투기 (rizikingas) sumanymas [] pasākums; risks usaha riskante onderneming vågestykke, satsing, eventyr (ryzykowne) przedsięwzięcie aventura aventură рискованное предприятие riskantné podujatie, risk, hazard podvig poduhvat vågstycke, djärv satsning การเสี่ยงภัย tehlikeli iş, risk 冒險 ризикована справа; підприємство مہم، خطرناک کام việc mạo hiểm 冒险
v
1 to dare to go Every day the child ventured further into the forest. verder gaan يُغامِر престрашавам се odvážit se vove sig sich wagen τολμώ να προχωρήσω aventurar, arriesgar minna julgema جرات پیش روی پیدا کردن uskaltautua s'aventurer לְהִסתַכֵּן साहस करना osmjeliti se za pokret merészkedik berani pergi voga sér avventurarsi 思い切って行く 대담하게 가다 išdrįsti eiti uzdrošināties doties berani pergi zich wagen våge/driste seg zapuszczać się aventurar-se a se aventura отваживаться идти odvážiť sa drzniti si usuditi se våga [] เสี่ยงภัย (gitmeyi) göze almak 冒險 відважуватися; насмілюватися جسارت کرنا mạo hiểm, cả gan 冒险
2 to dare (to do (something), especially to say (something)) He ventured to kiss her hand; I ventured (to remark) that her skirt was too short. waag يَجْرُؤ дръзвам dovolit si driste sig wagen (απο)τολμώ atreverse söandama جرات کردن uskaltaa se risquer à לְהַעֵז साहस करना, जोखिम उठाना usuditi se mer(észel) berani melakukan voga/leyfa sér osare 思い切って～する 감히 ...하다, 대담하게 ...하다 išdrįsti uzdrošināties berani melakukan, berkata de vrijheid nemen tillate seg, driste seg til odważyć się atrever-se a îndrăzni (să) осмеливаться dovoliť si drzniti si usuditi se våga [], ta sig friheten เสี่ยง (yapmaya) cesaret etmek 敢做 дозволити собі; посміти جرأت کرنا dám nói, đánh bạo 敢于（做）
3 to risk He decided to venture all his money on the scheme. waag, op die spel plaas يُجازِف، يُخاطِر залагам riskovat, vsadit satse aufs Spiel setzen ριψοκινδυνεύω, ρισκάρω arriesgar riskima ریسک کردن panna peliin risquer לְסַכֵּן दांव पर रखना riskirati (meg)kockáztat mempertaruhkan hætta (e-u) rischiare 賭ける ...을 걸다; ...을 위험에 빠뜨리다 rizikuoti (kuo) riskēt mempertaruhkan wagen våge, satse, risikere zaryzykować arriscar a risca ставить на карту riskovať tvegati rizikovati satsa, riskera, sätta på spel เสี่ยง tehlikeye atmak, göze almak 拿...進行投機 ризикувати خطرہ مول لينا liều, mạo hiểm 拿...进行投机
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