Endeavor vs. Venture — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Endeavor and Venture
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Endeavor
A conscientious or concerted effort toward an end; an earnest attempt.
Venture
A risky or daring journey or undertaking
Pioneering ventures into little-known waters
Endeavor
Purposeful or industrious activity; enterprise.
Venture
Undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action
She ventured out into the blizzard
Endeavor
To attempt (fulfillment of a responsibility or an obligation, for example) by employment or expenditure of effort
Endeavored to improve the quality of life in the inner city.
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Venture
Dare to do or say something that may be considered audacious (often used as a polite expression of hesitation or apology)
He ventured the opinion that Putt was insane
May I venture to add a few comments?
Endeavor
To work with a set or specified goal or purpose.
Venture
An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.
Endeavor
A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.
Venture
A business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain.
Endeavor
(obsolete) To exert oneself.
Venture
Something, such as money or cargo, at hazard in a risky enterprise.
Endeavor
(intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously.
Venture
To expose to danger or risk
Ventured her entire fortune on a single stock.
Endeavor
To attempt (something).
Venture
To brave the dangers of
Ventured the high seas in a small boat.
Endeavor
To work with purpose.
Venture
To express at the risk of denial, criticism, or censure
"I would venture to guess that Anon., who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman" (Virginia Woolf).
Endeavor
To exert physical or intellectual strength for the attainment of; to use efforts to effect; to strive to achieve or reach; to try; to attempt.
It is our duty to endeavor the recovery of these beneficial subjects.
Venture
To take a risk; dare.
Endeavor
To exert one's self; to work for a certain end.
And such were praised who but endeavored well.
He had . . . endeavored earnestly to do his duty.
Venture
To proceed despite possible danger or risk
Ventured into the wilderness.
Endeavor
An exertion of physical or intellectual strength toward the attainment of an object; a systematic or continuous attempt; an effort; a trial.
To employ all my endeavor to obey you.
Venture
A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
Endeavor
A purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness);
He had doubts about the whole enterprise
Venture
An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen.
Endeavor
Earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something;
Made an effort to cover all the reading material
Wished him luck in his endeavor
She gave it a good try
Venture
The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade.
Endeavor
Attempt by employing effort;
We endeavor to make our customers happy
Venture
(transitive) To undertake a risky or daring journey.
Venture
(transitive) To risk or offer.
To venture funds
To venture a guess
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Venture
(intransitive) to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success. Used with at or on
Venture
(transitive) To put or send on a venture or chance.
To venture a horse to the West Indies
Venture
(transitive) To confide in; to rely on; to trust.
Venture
(transitive) To say something.
Venture
An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation.
I, in this venture, double gains pursue.
Venture
An event that is not, or can not be, foreseen; an accident; chance; hap; contingency; luck.
Venture
The thing put to hazard; a stake; a risk; especially, something sent to sea in trade.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
A certain man drew a bow at a venture.
A bargain at a venture made.
Venture
To hazard one's self; to have the courage or presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to dare.
Venture
To make a venture; to run a hazard or risk; to take the chances.
Who freights a ship to venture on the seas.
Venture
To expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard; as, to venture one's person in a balloon.
I am afraid; and yet I'll venture it.
Venture
To put or send on a venture or chance; as, to venture a horse to the West Indies.
Venture
To confide in; to rely on; to trust.
A man would be well enough pleased to buy silks of one whom he would not venture to feel his pulse.
Venture
Any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
Venture
An investment that is very risky but could yield great profits;
He knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it
Venture
A commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
Venture
Proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers;
We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer
Venture
Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation;
I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
Venture
Put at risk;
I will stake my good reputation for this
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