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dare
- pronunciation:
- deIr
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, auxiliary verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
dared, dares, daring |
| definition: |
to be courageous enough or reckless enough to do something.
They challenged him to dive from the cliff, but he would not dare.- similar words:
- adventure, venture
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| related words: |
presume |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to provoke or challenge (someone) into doing something dangerous or adventurous as a test of courage.
The other kids dared him to jump off the bridge.- synonyms:
- challenge, defy
- similar words:
- provoke, taunt
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| definition 2: |
to be courageous enough or reckless enough (to do something).
She dared to tell the truth when everyone else was silent.- similar words:
- adventure, attempt, brave, confront, hazard, risk, venture
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| related words: |
defy, essay, presume |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an act of daring; challenge.
He jumped into the river on a dare.They knocked on the door of the scary house as part of a dare.- similar words:
- bet, challenge, provocation
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| part of speech: |
auxiliary verb |
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