Dare Definition
dâr
dared, dares, daring
verb
dared, dares, daring
To have courage for; venture upon.
He will dare any danger.
Webster's New World
To oppose and defy; face.
He dared the wrath of the tyrant.
Webster's New World
To challenge (someone) to do something hard, dangerous, or rash, esp. as a test of courage.
Webster's New World
To have enough courage or audacity for some act; be fearless; venture.
Webster's New World
To confront boldly; brave.
Dared the dizzying heights of the mountain.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- measure swords with
- face-the-music
- beard-the-lion-in-his-den
- bell-the-cat
- look full in the face
- call one's bluff
- show fight
- outbrave
- outbrazen
- throw-down-the-gauntlet
- face-up-to
- stand-up-to
- square-off
- offer defiance to
- laugh at
noun
dares
A challenge to do a hard, dangerous, or rash thing, esp. as a test of courage.
Webster's New World
An act of daring; a challenge.
American Heritage
Wiktionary
A small fish, the dace.
Wiktionary
abbreviation
Dictionary of American Regional English.
American Heritage
idiom
dare say
- to think likely; suppose
I dare say you're right
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Dare
Origin of Dare
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Middle English daren from Old English dearr first and third person sing. present indicative of durran to venture, dare dhers- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old English durran, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną, from Proto-Indo-European. Cognate with Ancient Greek θαρσεῖν (tharsein), Lithuanian drįsti.
From Wiktionary
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Old English darian.
From Wiktionary
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