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to brave out

to brave out

6.7
To stay and face a difficult situation without showing fear
  • phrasal verb
  • /breɪv aʊt/
translation icon : afrontar
  • He tried to brave out the storm, refusing to seek shelter until it was over.

Examples

  • Despite the criticism, she decided to brave out the controversy and defend her actions.

  • The company chose to brave out the economic downturn rather than cut jobs.

  • Don't brave out the storm!

  • She braved out the storm last night.

  • Despite the heavy rain, she decided to brave out the elements and continue her hike.

  • He had to brave out the long wait at the hospital to see the doctor about his injury.

  • Even though the presentation was nerve-wracking, she managed to brave out the crowd and deliver her speech.

Synonyms

to endure
vsto brave out
304 3.5

To deal with something difficult for a long time without giving up

adds visible courage and active facing rather than just lasting through hardship
to weather
vsto brave out
48 5.2

To stay strong until a difficult time ends

faces problems actively and keeps courage without giving up
to brave
vsto brave out
43 3.6

To face danger or difficulty with courage

emphasizes lasting through problems while avoiding fear and giving up
to ride out
vsto brave out
20 5.3

To stay safe through a difficult or dangerous time

focuses more on showing courage through facing and lasting rather than only surviving
to brazen out
vsto brave out
  • Informal
8.1

To face a difficult or embarrassing situation boldly and without shame

faces and lasts through hard times with real courage not shameless boldness

Antonyms

to give in
220 3.0

To stop resisting and agree to what others want

to back down
107 3.7

To stop insisting because others oppose you

How Brave

to defy
178 3.7
to brave out
6.7
to stand up
293 3.2
to face
∞ 2.2
to hesitate
318 2.5
to avoid
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

brave out infinitive
braved out past
braved out past participle
braving out present participle
braves out third person singular

Morphology

brave + out

The core meaning ('to face or endure courageously') is largely supplied by the verb 'brave', so a learner who knows that verb will infer much of the sense. However, the adverb/particle 'out' (given here as 'away from the interior') does not transparently contribute the nuance 'to endure until the end' without experience of similar phrasal patterns, so the full idiomatic sense is only partially predictable.

Etymology

Brave out comes from the image of someone standing in bad weather: they brave the storm and stay out until it passes. So brave out means 'to face and keep going through a difficult or unpleasant situation without giving up'.