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dare
verb dared, daring
- intr
1. (also as auxiliary verb ― see note below) to be brave enough to do something frightening, difficult or dangerous
- Example: He wouldn't dare to leave
- Example: Dare I tell him?
- Thesaurus: take a chance, chance, risk, venture, gamble, try, attempt, endeavour, hazard, have the nerve (
3. To be brave enough to risk facing someone or something.
- Example: dare his father's anger
- Thesaurus: defy, confront, oppose, challenge, brave.
- 1. A challenge to do something dangerous, etc.
- An expression of anger or indignation at something someone has said or done.
- Probably; I suppose.
- Example: I dare say you're right
Info:
- ○ When dare means ‘to be brave enough to do something', it may be used either as an ordinary intransitive verb or as an auxiliary verb.
- ○ When dare is used as an intransitive verb, the form of the verb accompanying ‘he/she/it' ends in ‘-s', and questions and negative statements are formed with the auxiliary verb ‘do' &wbox; &wbox; &wbox; &wbox; As an intransitive verb, dare may be followed by ‘to', as in the examples above, or, equally correctly, by a verb without ‘to'&wbox; &wbox; &wbox;
- ○ When dare is used as an auxiliary verb, the verb accompanying ‘he/she/it' has no ‘-s' ending, questions and negative statements are formed without ‘do', and there is no ‘to' before the following verb&wbox; &wbox; &wbox;
daring
adj
- 1. Bold, courageous or adventurous.
- Thesaurus: brave, fearless, bold, courageous, dauntless, adventurous, valiant, intrepid, plucky, game, venturesome; Antonym: afraid.
- Thesaurus: impudent, forward, obtrusive, audacious, brazen; Antonym: timid.
- 1. Boldness, courage.
- Thesaurus: spunk, courage, pluck, nerve, audacity, temerity, bravery, bravura, grit, guts, fearlessness, boldness, defiance; Antonym: cowardice, timidity.
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