dare

Examples

• All

• Was this some kind of dare?

  Beyond the Shield (2017)

• An example which includes a dare might be, "I bet you can't throw the ball into this basket."

  Academic text (1992)

• And I will take a dare.

  Dirty Harry (1971)

• Uh, in the seventh grade on a dare.

  Lisa Frankenstein (2024)

• I had left the house that night, sneaking out on a dare.

  Crying Freeman (1995)

• He accepted the dare to jump off the high dive, even though he was scared.

• At the party, someone issued a dare to see who could eat the hottest pepper.

• She completed the dare of singing in front of everyone without feeling shy.

Synonyms

C

challenge

vsdare

∞ 3.1

A difficult task that tests a person's skill and will

is a provoked prompt to do something risky or foolish rather than a skill test

D

dangerous undertaking

vsdare

1 6.3

An action or plan that has a high risk of causing serious harm

is a provoked prompt to perform the act rather than just a risky action

Idioms

I

to I dare say

• UK

43 6.5

Said, often politely, to show you think something is likely to be true

I

I dare say

• UK

3 7.7

Said when you doubt what someone says, often ironically

H

how very dare you

• Informal

9.9

Show strong anger and disbelief at someone's words or actions

How Risky

dare

57 2.5

challenge

∞ 3.1

Surface Forms

Etymology