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Webster 1913 Edition

Venture

Ven′ture

(?; 135)
,
Noun.
[Aphetic form of OE.
aventure
. See
Adventure
.]
1.
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.
I, in this
venture
, double gains pursue.
Dryden.
2.
An event that is not, or can not be, foreseen; an accident; chance; hap; contingency; luck.
Bacon.
3.
The thing put to hazard; a stake; a risk; especially, something sent to sea in trade.
My
ventures
are not in one bottom trusted.
Shakespeare
At a venture
,
at hazard; without seeing the end or mark; without foreseeing the issue; at random.
A certain man drew a bow
at a venture
.
1 Kings xxii. 34.
A bargain
at a venture
made.
Hudibras.
☞ The phrase at a venture was originally at aventure, that is, at adventure.

Ven′ture

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Ventured
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Venturing
.]
1.
To hazard one’s self; to have the courage or presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to dare.
Bunyan.
2.
To make a venture; to run a hazard or risk; to take the chances.
Who freights a ship to
venture
on the seas.
J. Dryden, Jr.
To venture at
, or
To venture on
or
To venture upon
,
to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success;
as, it is rash
to venture upon
such a project
.
“When I venture at the comic style.”
Waller.

Ven′ture

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard;
as, to
venture
one's person in a balloon
.
I am afraid; and yet I'll
venture
it.
Shakespeare
2.
To put or send on a venture or chance;
as, to
venture
a horse to the West Indies
.
3.
To confide in; to rely on; to trust.
[R.]
A man would be well enough pleased to buy silks of one whom he would not
venture
to feel his pulse.
Addison.

Webster 1828 Edition

Venture

VEN'TURE

,
Noun.
[L. venio, ventus, venturus, to come.]
1.
A hazard; an undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which cannot be foreseen with tolerable certainty.
I, in this venture, double gains pursue.
2.
Chance; hap; contingency; luck; an event that is not or cannot be foreseen.
3.
The thing put to hazard; particularly, something sent to sea in trade.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
At a venture, at hazard; without seeing the end or mark; or without foreseeing the issue.
A bargain at a venture made.
A certain man drew a bow at a venture. 1Kings 22.

VEN'TURE

, v.i.
1.
To dare; to have courage or presumption to do, undertake or say. A man ventures to mount a ladder; he ventures into battle; he ventures to assert things which he does not know.
2.
To run a hazard or risk.
Who freights a ship to venture on the seas.
To venture at,
To venture on or upon, To dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success. It is rash to venture upon such a project.
And when I venture at the comic style.

VEN'TURE

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To expose to hazard; to risk; as, to venture one's person in a balloon.
2.
To put or send on a venture or chance; as, to venture a horse to the West Indies.

Definition 2024

venture

venture

English

Noun

venture ‎(plural ventures)

  1. A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
    • 1881, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island. Chapter 4.
      My heart was beating finely when we two set forth in the cold night upon this dangerous venture.
  2. An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen; an accident; chance; contingency.
    • 1611, Authorised Version, I Kings 22, 34,
      A certain man drew a bow at a venture and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness.
  3. The thing risked; a stake; especially, something sent to sea in trade.
    • Shakespeare
      My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.

Hyponyms

Translations

Verb

venture ‎(third-person singular simple present ventures, present participle venturing, simple past and past participle ventured)

  1. (transitive) To undertake a risky or daring journey.
    • J. Dryden, Jr.
      who freights a ship to venture on the seas
  2. (transitive) To risk or offer.
    to venture funds
    to venture a guess
    Nothing venture, nothing win
    • Shakespeare
      I am afraid; and yet I'll venture it.
    • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13
      Till then they had only exchanged glances of the most casual but now under the brim of her new hat she ventured a look at him and the face that met her gaze there in the twilight, wan and strangely drawn, seemed to her the saddest she had ever seen.
  3. (intransitive) to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success. Used with at or on
  4. (transitive) To put or send on a venture or chance.
    to venture a horse to the West Indies
  5. (transitive) To confide in; to rely on; to trust.
    • Addison
      A man would be well enough pleased to buy silks of one whom he would not venture to feel his pulse.
  6. (transitive) To say something.

Quotations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:venture.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

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

  1. feminine plural of venturo

Noun

venture f

  1. plural of ventura

Latin

Participle

ventūre

  1. vocative masculine singular of ventūrus

Etymology

Shortening of adventure.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛnt͡ʃɚ/

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