Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to venture upon sth
Participle: ventured upon sth
Gerund: venturing upon sth
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | venture upon sth |
| you | venture upon sth |
| he;she;it | ventures upon sth |
| we | venture upon sth |
| you | venture upon sth |
| they | venture upon sth |
Perfect
| I | have ventured upon sth |
| you | have ventured upon sth |
| he;she;it | has ventured upon sth |
| we | have ventured upon sth |
| you | have ventured upon sth |
| they | have ventured upon sth |
Past
| I | ventured upon sth |
| you | ventured upon sth |
| he;she;it | ventured upon sth |
| we | ventured upon sth |
| you | ventured upon sth |
| they | ventured upon sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had ventured upon sth |
| you | had ventured upon sth |
| he;she;it | had ventured upon sth |
| we | had ventured upon sth |
| you | had ventured upon sth |
| they | had ventured upon sth |
Future
| I | will venture upon sth |
| you | will venture upon sth |
| he;she;it | will venture upon sth |
| we | will venture upon sth |
| you | will venture upon sth |
| they | will venture upon sth |
Future Perfect
| I | will have ventured upon sth |
| you | will have ventured upon sth |
| he;she;it | will have ventured upon sth |
| we | will have ventured upon sth |
| you | will have ventured upon sth |
| they | will have ventured upon sth |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | venture upon sth |
| you | venture upon sth |
| he;she;it | venture upon sth |
| we | venture upon sth |
| you | venture upon sth |
| they | venture upon sth |
Perfect
| I | have ventured upon sth |
| you | have ventured upon sth |
| he;she;it | have ventured upon sth |
| we | have ventured upon sth |
| you | have ventured upon sth |
| they | have ventured upon sth |
Imperfect
| I | ventured upon sth |
| you | ventured upon sth |
| he;she;it | ventured upon sth |
| we | ventured upon sth |
| you | ventured upon sth |
| they | ventured upon sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had ventured upon sth |
| you | had ventured upon sth |
| he;she;it | had ventured upon sth |
| we | had ventured upon sth |
| you | had ventured upon sth |
| they | had ventured upon sth |
Conditional
Present
| I | would venture upon sth |
| you | would venture upon sth |
| he;she;it | would venture upon sth |
| we | would venture upon sth |
| you | would venture upon sth |
| they | would venture upon sth |
Perfect
| I | would have ventured upon sth |
| you | would have ventured upon sth |
| he;she;it | would have ventured upon sth |
| we | would have ventured upon sth |
| you | would have ventured upon sth |
| they | would have ventured upon sth |
Imperative
| you | venture upon sth |
| we | Let's venture upon sth |
| you | venture upon sth |
Verbs conjugated like 'venture'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'venture'
aventure,
ventuse,
vesture,
adventure,
aventre,
censure,
denature,
endure,
enmure,
ensure,
Additional Information
Etymology
1. c.1436, "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 1559. Noun sense of "risky undertaking" first recorded 1566; meaning "enterprise of a business nature" is recorded from 1584. Venture capital is attested from 1943.
2. Clipping of adventure.
Sample Sentences
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Scarcely venturing to breathe, and listening while he thinks, he conjures up a figure with his back towards him, and imagines it moving about in this next cell. He has no idea of the face, but he is certain of the [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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Tom watched the little lady a great deal, before he ventured on any overtures towards acquaintanceship. He knew an abundance of simple acts to propitiate and invite the approaches of the little people, and he resolved to play his part right skilfully. He [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] for there are some evil persons in the villages ahead, that might be disposed to meddle with us, if they saw our wagon, and that would delay us more than the waiting; but in two hours I think we may venture. I will go over to Michael Cross, and engage him to come behind on his swift nag, and keep a bright lookout on the road, and warn us if any company of men come on. Michael keeps a horse that can [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)