venture
noun
[ ˈvɛntʃə ]
• a risky or daring journey or undertaking.
• "pioneering ventures into little-known waters"
venture
verb
• undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action.
• "she ventured out into the blizzard"
Similar:
travel,
journey,
go,
move,
proceed,
progress,
set out,
set forth,
rove,
wander,
stray,
drift,
migrate,
• dare to do or say something that may be considered audacious (often used as a polite expression of hesitation or apology).
• "may I venture to add a few comments?"
Similar:
put forward,
volunteer,
advance,
submit,
proffer,
offer,
air,
bring up,
suggest,
propound,
posit,
propose,
moot,
ventilate,
broach,
lodge,
introduce,
put up,
present,
conjecture,
speculate,
postulate,
table,
opine,
essay,
dare,
make so bold as,
be so bold as,
presume,
have the temerity,
have the effrontery,
have the audacity,
have the nerve,
be brave enough,
have the courage,
go so far as,
take the liberty of,
stick one's neck out,
go out on a limb,
take a flyer,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘adventure’, also ‘risk the loss of’): shortening of adventure.
at a venture
• trusting to chance rather than to previous consideration or preparation.
• "a man drew a bow at a venture"
