brave

The definition of brave is having courage.

(adjective)

An example of brave is a soldier who goes into combat.

Brave means to face something with courage.

(verb)

An example of brave is to dash into a building on fire to save a youngster.

Brave is defined as someone who has courage, particularly a Native American warrior.

(noun)

An example of brave is Geronimo.

See brave in Webster's New World College Dictionary

Origin: Fr < It bravo, brave, bold, orig., wild, savage < L barbarus, barbarous

noun

transitive verb braved, braving

intransitive verb

Obsolete to boast

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See brave in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective brav·er, brav·est

Possessing or displaying courage; valiant.
Making a fine display; impressive or showy: “a coat of brave red lipstick on a mouth so wrinkled that it didn't even have a clear outline” (Anne Tyler).
Excellent; great: “The Romans were like brothers/In the brave days of old” (Thomas Macaulay).

noun

verb braved braved, brav·ing, braves

verb, transitive

To undergo or face courageously.
To challenge; dare: “Together they would brave Satan and all his legions” (Emily Brontë).
Obsolete To make showy or splendid.

verb, intransitive
Archaic

To make a courageous show or put up a stalwart front.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Old Italian

Origin: or Old Spanish bravo, wild, brave, excellent

Origin: , probably from Vulgar Latin *brabus

Origin: , from Latin barbarus; see barbarous

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