dare

  • 41dare — A v. tr. 1. consegnare, porgere, offrire, passare, portare □ accordare, concedere, rilasciare, lasciare □ trasferire □ distribuire, ripartire □ prestare □ rifornire, procurare □ (di cosa dovuta o meritata) tributare CONTR …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 42dare — 1 verb 1 DO STH DANGEROUS (intransitive not in progressive) to be brave enough to do something dangerous or that you are afraid to do: The others used to steal things from stores, but I would never dare. | dare (to) do sth: Would you dare to do a …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43dare — v. & n. v.tr. (3rd sing. present usu. dare before an expressed or implied infinitive without to) 1 (foll. by infin. with or without to) venture (to); have the courage or impudence (to) (dare he do it?; if they dare to come; how dare you?; I dare… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 44dare — darer, n. /dair/, v., dared or (Archaic) durst; dared; daring; pres. sing. 3rd pers. dares or dare, n. v.i. 1. to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough: You wouldn t dare! v.t. 2. to have the boldness to try;… …

    Universalium

  • 45dare — 01. I [dare] you to jump off the 5 meter diving board. 02. Don t you [dare] speak to me like that! 03. Since Alfredo was thrown by a horse, he hasn t [dared] go riding again. 04. She [dared] me to jump off the roof of the garage, so I did. 05.… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 46Dare — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Dare », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Le nom Dare peut désigner : Comté de Dare… …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 47dare — [[t]dɛər[/t]] v. dared, daring; pres. sing. 3rd pers. dares dare, 1) to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough: You wouldn t dare![/ex] 2) to have the boldness to try; venture; hazard 3) to meet defiantly; face… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 48dare — I. verb (dared; daring; dares or (auxiliary) dare) Etymology: Middle English dar (1st & 3d singular present indicative), from Old English dear; akin to Old High German gitar (1st & 3d singular present indicative) dare, Greek tharsos courage Date …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 49dare*/*/ — [deə] verb I 1) to not be afraid to do something, even though it may be dangerous or may cause trouble I drove as fast as I dared.[/ex] Sakharov was one of the few people who dared to protest.[/ex] Nobody dared argue with him.[/ex] I daren t risk …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 50dare — [c]/dɛə / (say dair) verb (dared or, Archaic, durst, dared, daring) –verb (quasimodal) 1. to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough: to dare to win; I didn t dare ask him. –verb (t) 2. to challenge or provoke… …