to dare
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- verb
- /dɛr/
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- To run where the brave dare not go.
- dare to say
- never dare
- dare to dream
Looking for something, dare I say smooth ether?
- Looking for something, dare I say smooth ether?
- How could nobody, not a single person dare to make that argument?
- They're like, how dare you not be a Bears fan?
- That's, you know, Pete is like, listen, how dare you eat a steak?
- It looks almost, dare I say, high end.
- And this past weekend, dare I say I did something.
- Black tights, black boots, quite simple, plain, dare I say, boring outfit.
- And you, Miriam, I can't, I dare not speak much further.
- With folks like you, there is an empathy gap, dare I say, in technology.
- So it'll probably be some time until I dare to wear white.
Examples
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Now, today, I dare myself to be bolder.
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But while the people follow him... no one would dare stand up to him until you.
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I would not dare touch those plants out there.
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Based on that fact, I dare to write this letter to you.
Academic text (1993) -
How could nobody, not a single person dare to make that argument?
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If you set an example by being correct, who would dare to remain incorrect?
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Don't you dare judge me.
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In the past, only a few of us dared to call for freedom and human rights.
Academic text (2012) -
And it was a long time before he dared to ask the question.
Fiction book (1991) -
I dare to climb the tallest mountain despite the risks involved.
Synonyms
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5.8
To go somewhere or do something that is risky
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6.2
To be brave enough to do something bold or rude
56
3.2
Do things that might be dangerous to get something important
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3.6
To face danger or difficulty with courage
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6.1
To risk doing or saying something to support an idea
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5.5
Decide to do something difficult or risky after thinking about it for a long time
To make yourself brave enough to do something difficult
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Baby Talk
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8.3
Challenge someone playfully so they feel they cannot refuse to do something
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5.6
To accept and try something difficult or risky that someone challenges you to do
How Brave
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1.1
43
3.6
114
5.8
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3.0
318
2.5
7
5.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dare meaning 'have the courage' comes from that old word for 'brave', so to dare to do something is simply to be brave enough to try it.