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dare
[dair] verb, dared or ( Archaic ) durst; dared; daring; past singular 3rd person dares or dare, noun verb (used without object)
1.
to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough: You wouldn't dare!
verb (used with object)
2.
to have the boldness to try; venture; hazard.
3.
to meet defiantly; face courageously.
4.
to challenge or provoke (a person) into a demonstration of courage; defy: to dare a man to fight.
auxiliary verb
5.
to have the necessary courage or boldness to (used chiefly in questions and negatives): How dare you speak to me like that? He dare not mention the subject again.
noun
Idioms 6.
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
7.
dare say, daresay.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English dar (v.), Old English dear(r), 1st and 3rd person singular present indicative of durran; akin to Old High German gitarran
before 900; Middle English dar (v.), Old English dear(r), 1st and 3rd person singular present indicative of durran; akin to Old High German gitarran
Related forms
dar·er, noun
re·dare, verb (used with object), re·dared, re·dar·ing.
un·dared, adjective
Synonyms
1. Dare, venture imply involvement in risks and dangers. Dare emphasizes the state of mind that makes one willing to meet danger: He dared to do what he knew was right. Venture emphasizes the act of doing something that involves risk: He ventured into deep water. 2. hazard, risk, brave.
1. Dare, venture imply involvement in risks and dangers. Dare emphasizes the state of mind that makes one willing to meet danger: He dared to do what he knew was right. Venture emphasizes the act of doing something that involves risk: He ventured into deep water. 2. hazard, risk, brave.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to challenge (a person to do something) as proof of courage |
| 2. | ( |
| 3. | rare (tr) to oppose without fear; defy |
| 4. | I dare say, I daresay |
| a. (it is) quite possible (that) | |
| b. probably: used as sentence substitute | |
| —n | |
| 5. | a challenge to do something as proof of courage |
| 6. | something done in response to such a challenge |
| [Old English durran; related to Old High German turran to venture] | |
| usage When used negatively or interrogatively, dare does not usually add -s: he dare not come; dare she come? When used negatively in the past tense, however, dare usually adds -d: he dared not come | |
| 'darer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
dare
O.E. durran "to brave danger," from P.Gmc. *ders-, from PIE *dhers- (cf. Skt. dadharsha "to be bold," O.Pers. dar- "to dare," Gk. thrasys "bold," O.C.S. druzate "to be bold, dare"). An O.E. irregular preterite-present verb: darr, dearst, dear were first, second and third person singular present indicative;
mostly regularized 16c., though past tense dorste survived as durst, but is now dying, persisting mainly in northern Eng. dialect. Meaning "to challenge or defy (someone)" is first recorded 1570s.
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