verb
-tures; -tured; -turing
always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] :to go somewhere that is unknown, dangerous, etc.
always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] :to start to do something new or different that usually involves risk
[+ obj] :to do, say, or offer something (such as a guess or an opinion) even though you are not sure about it
nothing ventured, nothing gained
used to say that it is worth trying to do something because you might succeed even though success is not certain;
noun
plural -tures
[count] :a new activity, project, business, etc., that typically involves risk