English Dictionary: Ventured | by the DICT Development Group |
1 result for Ventured | |
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. [bd]When I venture at the comic style.[b8] --Waller. |