venturenoun/ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/

• 1

  A risky or daring undertaking or journey.

  • My heart was beating finely when we two set forth in the cold night upon this dangerous venture.
  • Other jobs which the governor entrusted to Ch'ao-tung dealt with the economic exploitation of the newly won mountain areas. In the Miao-li region, Ch'ao-tung headed an office for developing the petroleum resources discovered there.³⁸ Without much success during his tenure, the venture was later turned over to private entrepreneurs.
• 2

  An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen.

  • A certain man drew a bow at a venture and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness.
• 3

  The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade.

  • My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.

ventureverb/ˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/

• 1

  To undertake a risky or daring journey.

  • who freights a ship to venture on the seas
  • A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: […]
• 2

  To risk or offer.

  • to venture funds
  • to venture a guess
• 3

  To dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success.

• 4

  To put or send on a venture or chance.

  • to venture a horse to the West Indies
• 5

  To confide in; to rely on; to trust.

  • A man would be well enough pleased to buy silks of one whom he would not venture to feel his pulse.
• 6

  To say something; to offer an opinion.

  • “Unctuous is probably quite a good description, but there's a sweetness, too, and a mouthfeel,” ventures Heston Blumenthal, chef at the Fat Duck at Bray.