venture
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,379 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,238 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
- an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits also: speculation he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it
- a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
verb
- proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers also: embark We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation also: guess, pretend, hazard I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise againI cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
- put at risk also: hazard, adventure, stake, jeopardize I will stake my good reputation for this
venture in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I venture to hope that you also will miss her.
Pearl of Pearl Island · John Oxenham · Chapter 1
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Banking on this, I venture to say that I thoroughly enjoyed the "Firelight Fairy Book."
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1
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Never will I venture out of the yacht again, until I can do so safely.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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When she knows me better, I venture to hope that she will overcome her unjust prejudices.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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These fellows are all Jimmy Duxes—sorry chaps, who never put foot in ratlin, or venture above the bulwarks.
White Jacket · Herman Melville · Chapter 1