venture
[noun]
Synonyms:
- undertaking, adventure, endeavour, enterprise, gamble, hazard, project, risk
[verb]
Synonyms:
- risk, chance, hazard, speculate, stake, wager
- dare, hazard, make bold, presume, take the liberty, volunteer
- go, embark on, plunge into, set out

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Related Idioms: take chances (or risks) on (or with), luck it, leap in the dark
Related Words: endanger, imperil, jeopard, jeopardize, jeopardy, peril, expose, lay (open), bet, operate, play (for), speculate, stake, attempt, undertaking, crack, fling, dare, gamble, risk, speculation

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. ven‧ture¹ /ˈventʃə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: adventure]
a new business activity that involves taking risks
business/commercial venture
joint venture (=when two companies do something together)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. venture² verb

1. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to go somewhere that could be dangerous:
When darkness fell, he would venture out.
She paused before venturing up the steps to the door.
children who lack the confidence to venture into libraries

2. [transitive] to say or do something in an uncertain way because you are afraid it is wrong or will seem stupid:
‘You’re on holiday here?’ he ventured.
venture to do something
I ventured to ask him what he was writing.
venture an opinion/question/word etc
If we had more information, it would be easier to venture a firm opinion.
Roy ventured a tentative smile.
venture that
I ventured that the experiment was not conclusive.

3. nothing ventured, nothing gained used to say that you cannot achieve anything unless you take risks
venture into something phrasal verb
to become involved in a new business activity:
Banks are venturing into insurance.
venture on/upon something phrasal verb
to do or try something that involves risks:
I thought I might venture on a new recipe.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

venture
noun
ADJ. exciting | new | profitable, successful | costly, expensive, unprofitable | ill-fated, unsuccessful | ambitious, bold, brave, high-risk, risky, speculative | collaborative, cooperative, joint | private | non-commercial | business, commercial, financial, publishing, tourism/tourist, trading
VERB + VENTURE embark on, undertake The directors of the company refused to undertake such a risky venture.
establish, set up The company has set up a joint venture with a firm in Austria.
join (in), join sb in His son Mark will be joining him in the new venture.
VENTURE + NOUN capital, funds, money
PREP. ~ by a cooperative venture by firms at the science park
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[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

venture
verb
ADV. cautiously She ventured cautiously into the room.
rarely, seldom | far, further (afield) Some of the men ventured further out to sea.
abroad, forth, out, outside A few people ventured out into the street.
VERB + VENTURE dare (to) She would not have dared venture here alone.
PREP. away from, beyond, into, out of They rarely ventured beyond their local market town.

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