brave

CEFRB1

/bɹeɪv/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Willing to face danger or difficulty.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having any sort of superiority or excellence.

Examples

  • The brave firefighter rushed into the burning building to save the child.

  • I admire your brave deed.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /bɹæɪv/
  • /bɾev/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Making a fine show or display.

  2. Strong in the face of fear; courageous.

  3. Foolish or unwise.

More examples

In context

  • […] but they [Parliament] never will be braved into it.

  • After braving tricks on the high-dive, he braved a jump off the first diving platform.

  • It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall.

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Antonyms

Quick test

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Origin

adjective

From Middle French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo, itself of uncertain origin (see there). Doublet of bravo.