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['ven ə] 1. noun(an undertaking or scheme that involves some risk: his latest business venture.) (rizikingas) sumanymas2. verb1) (to dare to go: Every day the child ventured further into the forest.) išdrįsti eiti2) (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.) išdrįsti3) (to risk: He decided to venture all his money on the scheme.) rizikuoti (kuo)
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venture — I UK [ˈventʃə(r)] / US [ˈventʃər] noun [countable] Word forms venture : singular venture plural ventures * a new business or activity a new/profitable venture a joint venture: a joint venture between the British and Italian authorities II UK… … English dictionary
venture — ven|ture1 [ ventʃər ] noun count * a new business or activity: a new/profitable venture a joint venture: a joint venture between British and Italian authorities venture ven|ture 2 [ ventʃər ] verb 1. ) intransitive to go somewhere unpleasant,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
venture — [[t]ve̱ntʃə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ ventures, venturing, ventured 1) N COUNT: usu supp N A venture is a project or activity which is new, exciting, and difficult because it involves the risk of failure. ...his latest writing venture. ...a Russian American… … English dictionary
venture — vb Venture, hazard, risk, chance, jeopardize, endanger, imperil can all mean to expose to the chance of being unsuccessful, lost, or injured. Venture implies a daring to stake something (as the success of an action or undertaking, one s life, or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Venture — Ven ture (?; 135), n. [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. [1913 Webster] I, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Venture — Ven ture, v. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a venture; to run a hazard or risk; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
venture — ven·ture / ven chər/ n: an undertaking involving chance, risk, or danger; esp: a speculative business enterprise see also joint venture Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
venture — [ven′chər] n. [ME, aphetic for aventure: see ADVENTURE] 1. a risky or dangerous undertaking; esp., a business enterprise in which there is danger of loss as well as chance for profit 2. something on which a risk is taken, as the merchandise in a… … English World dictionary
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venture — ► NOUN 1) a risky or daring journey or undertaking. 2) a business enterprise involving considerable risk. ► VERB 1) dare to do something dangerous or risky. 2) dare to say something that may be considered audacious. ● nothing ventured, nothing… … English terms dictionary
venture — (v.) mid 15c., to risk the loss (of something), shortened form of aventure, itself a form of ADVENTURE (Cf. adventure). General sense of to dare, to presume is recorded from 1550s. Noun sense of risky undertaking first recorded 1560s; meaning… … Etymology dictionary