venture
noun
an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one.
ventured
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past participleof venture.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof venture.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
venturenounan undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one.
Example Sentences
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Marwa, her mother and her sisters eventually ventured further afield, taking trips to Walmart and Target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
They also ventured farther into space than any humans had ever traveled before, setting a new distance record for human spaceflight.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Though Root did at least allow Tongue three slips and two leg slips for his hat-trick ball after tea, he stuck with three for the most part here and barely ventured into the funky.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Some analysts have ventured to say that diminished demand could keep a lid on oil prices through the rest of the year, even if traffic through the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t fully recover.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Baba wore only his mask when he ventured behind the fence, even though lately it seemed like the decoys didn’t fool the tigers anymore.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
