to venture on (also upon). To make trial of (a person or animal); to dare to advance upon, approach, or attack. Obsolete.
| 单词 | θ109635 |
| 释义 | the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > move towards or approach (a thing, place, or person) [verb (transitive)] > approach and speak to (7) to venture on (also uponc1528 to venture on (also upon). To make trial of (a person or animal); to dare to advance upon, approach, or attack. Obsolete. boarda1547 figurative. To approach, ‘make up to’, accost, address, ‘assail’; to make advances to. Cf. accost, n. accost1567 transitive. To approach and speak to, esp. (in later use) in a bold, hostile, or unwelcome manner; to waylay (a person) in this way; to address. affront1598 transitive. To put oneself in the way of so as to meet; to accost, address. Obsolete. to make way1609 With to. To approach (a person) with a view to establishing relations, entering into negotiations, etc. Obsolete. aboard1611 transitive. To address; to accost. In later use archaic. Subcategories:— truculently (1) |
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