verb (used without object),dared or (Archaic) durst[durst]; /dɜrst/; dared;daring;present singular 3rd persondares or dare.
to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough: You wouldn't dare!
verb (used with object),dared or (Archaic) durst[durst]; /dɜrst/; dared;daring;present singular 3rd persondares or dare.
to have the boldness to try; venture; hazard.
to meet defiantly; face courageously.
to challenge or provoke (a person) into a demonstration of courage; defy: to dare a man to fight.
auxiliary verb
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
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
Idioms for dare
dare say, daresay.
Origin of dare
First recorded before 900; Middle English dar (verb), Old English dear(r), 1st and 3rd person singular present indicative of durran; akin to Old High German gitarran
SYNONYMS FOR dare
2 hazard, risk, brave.
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synonym study for dare
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM dare
darer,nounre·dare,verb (used with object),re·dared,re·dar·ing.un·dared,adjective
Definition for dare (2 of 3)
Dare
[ dair ]
/ dɛər /
noun
Vir·gin·ia[ver-jin-yuh], /vərˈdʒɪn yə/, 1587–?, daughter of Lost Colony settlers, the first child born in the Americas to English parents.
He subsequently asked a reporter to accompany him as he dared to share his story with the police for the first time.
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Penny dared not take time to try to convince the youth of the folly of fleeing from Immigration authorities.
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He was breathing heavily, as if asleep, and she dared not speak.
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Paul was afraid that he would begin again, and he dared not touch him lest he should cry out.
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She would not have hesitated an instant if only Richard had not dared her in that scary way.
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My companion's indignation was so great that I could see that he dared not trust himself to reply.
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British Dictionary definitions for dare
dare
/ (dɛə) /
verb
(tr)to challenge (a person to do something) as proof of courage
(can take an infinitive with or without to)to be courageous enough to try (to do something)she dares to dress differently from the others; you wouldn't dare!
(tr)rareto oppose without fear; defy
I dare sayorI daresay
(it is) quite possible (that)
probably: used as sentence substitute
noun
a challenge to do something as proof of courage
something done in response to such a challenge
Derived forms of dare
darer, noun
Word Origin for dare
Old English durran; related to Old High German turran to venture
usage for dare
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