Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Venture"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Venture \Ven"ture\, v. 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. --Shak.

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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

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. --Shak.

{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.

Note: The phrase at a venture was originally at aventure,
that is, at adventure.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

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 {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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

venture
n 1: any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain
outcome
2: an investment that is very risky but could yield great
profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he
bought it" [syn: {speculation}]
3: a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a
profit
v 1: proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We
ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a
supercomputer" [syn: {embark}]
2: put forward, of a guess; "I am guessing that the price of
real estate will rise again" [syn: {guess}, {hazard}]
3: express in spite of possible refutation
4: put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
[syn: {hazard}, {adventure}, {stake}, {jeopardize}]


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