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Synonyms for ventured


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ven-cher
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɛn tʃər



Définition of ventured

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "to risk the loss" (of something), shortened form of aventure, itself a form of adventure. General sense of "to dare, to presume" is recorded from 1550s. Noun sense of "risky undertaking" first recorded 1560s; meaning "enterprise of a business nature" is recorded from 1580s. Venture capital is attested from 1943.
  • adj risked
Example sentences :
  • I will not punish your fault so severely as Alcibiades ventured to hope.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • "You're carryin' on the same way yourself," ventured his mother.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Then he ventured into the heat and glare of Broadway where humanity stewed and wilted.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I ventured to predict that success awaited him in the rubber business.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
  • With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Since I wrote the above, I ventured to send a letter by Shorey to my mother.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • So I ventured to come and look for you, and—something led me right.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • He liked to have all the symptoms before he made a diagnosis or ventured an opinion.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • When the silence grew oppressive, he ventured to glance toward her.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Some one ventured to remind him of his dream, but his laugh was ready.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge

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