Meaning

6 senses
  1. (transitive)To undertake a risky or daring journey.

    wagen

  2. (transitive)To risk or offer.

    to venture funds

    to venture a guess

    wagen, riskieren

    рискова́тьriskovátʹ

    put at risk

  3. (intransitive)To dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success.

    отваживатьсяotvaživatʹsja

  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.

  6. (transitive)To say something; to offer an opinion.

Examples

105 sentences
  1. They came to terms with each other on how to start a joint venture.

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  2. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

    Хто не ризикує, той не п'є шампанське.

    ruКто не рискует, тот не пьёт шампанского.

    deWer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt.

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  3. It was a dangerous venture.

    ruЭто было опасное предприятие.

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  4. Who'll provide capital for the venture?

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  5. Spying on gangsters was a dangerous venture.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to risk:
to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to undertake a risky journey:
to risk:

Origin

Clipping of adventure.

Clipping of adventure.

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Forms

ventures, venturing, ventured, ventured
Base formventure · to venture
3rd person singularventures
Present participleventuring
Past simpleventured
Past participleventured

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyventure
he, she, itventures

Past simpleLesson

all personsventured

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ventured
he, she, ithas ventured

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill venture

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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