dare 
dare (der, dar)
intransitive verb dared, dar′·ing, dare or dares
to have enough courage or audacity for some act; be fearless; venture
Etymology: ME dar, der < OE dear, dearr, 1st pers. sing., pres. indic. of durran, to dare < IE base *dhers-, to dare > Gr tharsein, to be bold
transitive verb
- to have courage for; venture upon he will dare any danger
- to oppose and defy; face he dared the wrath of the tyrant
- to challenge (someone) to do something hard, dangerous, or rash, esp. as a test of courage
noun
a challenge to do a hard, dangerous, or rash thing, esp. as a test of courage
dare say
to think likely; suppose I dare say you're right
Dare (der)
Dare, Virginia born 1587; 1st child born in America of Eng. parents
DARE (der)
Dictionary of American Regional English
dare
v.
To be courageous
venture, take a chance, hazard, chance, brave, risk, presume, adventure, undertake, stake, attempt, endeavor, try, try one's hand, be not afraid, be bold enough to undertake, make bold, despite danger, have the courage of one's convictions, go through fire and water, take heart, nerve oneself, gather courage, muster courage, put up a bold front, go ahead, take the bull by the horns*, shoot the works*, have the nerve, have the guts*; see also chance 2, risk, try 1.To defy
challenge, meet, confront, front, provoke, oppose, disregard, brave, cope, scorn, outdare, insult, resist, threaten, spurn, denounce, bully, mock, laugh at, offer defiance to, assume a fighting attitude, square off, stand up to, face up to, throw down the gauntlet, outbrazen, outbrave, show fight, call one's bluff, look full in the face, double the fist at*, call out*, pluck by the beard*, look big*, kick against*, put one's foot down*, bell the cat*, beard the lion in his den*, face the music*, measure swords with*; see also face 1.
Object
- devil: Being a dare devil at heart Jason also tried his hand at skiing.. .
- ya: Yet still, find a better looking version of this film anywhere, I dare ya.
- venture: Many of these lessons are sent to people living in remote areas of Nepal where no Bible is found and few preachers dare venture.
- hope: I had honestly never even dared hope to win.
- dream: Your teams have taken me to heights I never dared dream would be possible.
- quot: Home owner insurance louisiana tax deduction for dare quot above.
Infinitive complement
- criticize: The significance of this on someone like me, who dares to criticize the EU, is certainly not lost!
- disagree: What terrorist threat was there from an 82 year old war hero who dared to disagree with the Government?
- tread: Hamer has gone where few directors dare to tread, into the heart of the cult novel.
- interfere: He really believed that something terrible would happen to us if we dared to interfere with this awful portent.
- dream: For deep within us all is the capacity to love beyond what we dare to dream or imagine.
- confess: She did not dare to confess Christ before her own people, for that would mean death or suffering.
Adjective complement
- utter: There were those who did not dare utter what they thought.
Modifying Another Word
- scarcely: Scarcely dared I answer her; for I feared the next sentence might be rough.
- hardly: We hardly dare lift our heads for fear of being caught.
- need...how: I trust them enough to use it sensibly and resoucefully, and buy what they need...how dare we tell them.
- openly: He enumerates several instances of " hidden disciples " who dared not openly confess Christ.
- never: Your teams have taken me to heights I never dared dream would be possible.
- even: I had honestly never even dared hope to win.
Noun used with modifier
- anyone: Pete runs a garage where deception runs deeper than anyone dares admit.
A work of art doesn't dare you to realize it. It germinates and gestates by itself.
Oh Happiness! our being's end and aim! Good, pleasure, ease, content! whate'er thy name: That something still which prompts th'eternal sigh, For which we bear to live, or dare to die.
The Dutch may havetheir Holland, the Spaniard have his Spain, TheYankee to the south of us must south of us remain; For not a man dare lift a hand against the men who brag That they were born in Canada beneath the British flag.
Do I dare to eat a peach?
'Did they dare, did they dare, to slay Owen Roe O'Neil?' 'Yes, theyslew with poisonhimthey feared tomeet with steel.' 'May God wither up their hearts! May their blood cease to flow! May they walk in living death, who poisoned Owen Roe!'
Audentis Fortuna iuvat! Fortune helps those who dare.
Power isgiven only to him who dares to stoop and take itone must have the courage to dare.
Tomorrow I'll sit at the table When company comes Nobody'll dare Say to me, 'Eat in the kitchen' Then.
I never let them cough. They wouldn't dare.
To know how to say what others only know how tothink is what makes men poets or sages; and to dare to say what others only dare to think makes men martyrs or reformersöor both.
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