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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dare /dɛr/USA pronunciation v., dared, dar•ing;
pres. sing. 3rd pers. dares or dare, n. v. - [ ~ + obj + to + verb] to challenge or persuade (a person) into a demonstration of courage or to do something:I dare you to climb that.
- [ ~ + obj] to face;
risk:He will dare any test to prove his manhood.
auxiliary or modal v. [ not: be + ~ -ing] - As a verb that is like an auxiliary verb and like a modal verb, dare has the meaning "to have the courage or boldness to'' (do something). It occurs with negative words or phrases, and in questions, as in the examples below:
- Like a modal verb, it is followed by the root form of the next verb:He dared not speak to me like that. How dare you speak to me like that?
- Like an auxiliary verb, it agrees with the subject in the present tense in sentences with negative words or phrases:The girl dares not take another step.
- Like a modal verb, in questions in the present tense, it has only one form, dare, even when the subject is he, she, or it, or a singular noun:Dare he mention the subject again?
- Like both modal and auxiliary verbs, in questions dare goes before the subject:Dare I say it?
n. [countable] - an act of daring or defiance;
challenge:I took that stupid dare.
Idioms- I daresay. Use this phrase to mean "I suppose (that)'', or "perhaps,'' as in:I daresay he's right (= I suppose he's right).
dar•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dare (dâr),USA pronunciation v., dared or ([Archaic]) durst;
dared;
daring;
pres. sing. 3rd pers. dares or dare, n. v.i. - to have the necessary courage or boldness for something;
be bold enough:You wouldn't dare!
v.t. - 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. - Idioms dare say, daresay.
auxiliary v. - 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.
n. - an act of daring or defiance;
challenge.
- bef. 900; Middle English dar (verb, verbal), Old English dear(r), 1st and 3rd person singular present indicative of durran; akin to Old High German gitarran
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hazard, risk, brave.
Dare (dâr),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Virginia, 1587–?, first child born of English parents in the Western Hemisphere.
DARE, - LinguisticsDictionary of American Regional English.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dare /dɛə/ vb - (transitive) 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!
- (transitive) rare to oppose without fear; defy
- I dare say, I daresay ⇒ (it is) quite possible (that)
- probably: used as sentence substitute
n - a challenge to do something as proof of courage
- something done in response to such a challenge
Etymology: Old English durran; related to Old High German turran to ventureˈdarer n |