venture verb

/ˈven.tʃər/

/-tʃɚ/ v [I usually + adverb or preposition T] formal

Definition

to risk going somewhere or doing something that might be dangerous or unpleasant, or to risk saying something that might be criticized

She rarely ventured outside, except when she went to stock up on groceries at the corner shop.

As we set off into the forest, we felt as though we were venturing (forth) into the unknown.

She tentatively ventured the opinion that the project would be too expensive to complete, but the boss ignored her.

(Definition of venture verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

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