Words / B2

VENCH-uh/ˈventʃə/

To venture is to dare to go or say something: venture an answer; venture out. As a noun: a business venture. Risk is wider; dare is more personal. Few candidates ventured an answer to the unseen. Mix-up: adventure is a trip or story (already elsewhere). Do not call a guaranteed grant a venture.

Meaning

To dare to go or say something; also (noun) a new, risky business.

Examples

• “Few candidates ventured an answer to the last unseen poem.”
• “The sixth-form café was a joint venture with the trust, which is the business sense.”

Good to know

venture an opinion / out; a business venture. Wider: risk. Trap: adventure. Orals, news, and business. Dare or risky project — specify which.

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