Dare
Meaning of Dare
verb
- have the courage to do something.
a story he dare not write down
she leaned forward as far as she dared
- defy or challenge (someone) to do something.
she was daring him to disagree
swap with me, I dare you
- take the risk of; brave.
few dared his wrath
- a challenge, especially to prove courage.
she ran across a main road for a dare
Old English durran, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic gadaursan, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek tharsein and Sanskrit dhṛṣ- ‘be bold’.
verb
archaic or regional past of dare.
Information about Dare
- The plural form of Dare is: Dares.
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Hyphenation of Dare
Dare
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- Dare is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Dare synonyms
Meaning daring:
Meaning make bold:
Meaning defy:
Meaning dare to do or say something that may be considered audacious (often used as a polite expression of hesitation or apology):
Meaning dispute the truth or validity of:
Meaning stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone:
Meaning provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction:
Meaning provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks:
Meaning order (someone) to be present:
Meaning make a polite, formal, or friendly request to (someone) to go somewhere or to do something:
Meaning offer (a certain price) for something, especially at an auction:
Meaning action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately:
Meaning a strong glove with a long, loose wrist:
Meaning a written or verbal request inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something:
Meaning a final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations:
Meaning an order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing such an order:
Anagrams of Dare
Ader, Arde, ared, daer, Dear, dear, eard, Edra, Erda, rade, Read, read
Words that rhyme with Dare
dare, bedare, dromedare, redare, affidare, solidare, Kildare, SunDare, Aberdare, overdare, outdare
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