dare

CEFRB1

/dɛə/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To be brave enough to do something risky.

  2. 02

    noun

    A challenge to do something risky or difficult.

Examples

  • How dare you say such a thing to me?

  • How dare you speak to me like that?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To defy or challenge (someone to do something).

  2. To have enough courage (to do something).

  3. To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.

More examples

In context

  • I wouldn't dare (to) argue with my boss.

  • No one dares (to) criticize his decisions.

  • They daredn't tell me the truth, even though I dared (to) acknowledge my mistake to them.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English durren, from Old English durran, from Proto-West Germanic *durʀan, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną (“to dare”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰedʰórse (“to dare”), reduplicated stative of the root *dʰers- (“to be bold, to dare”), an *-s- extension of *dʰer- (“to hold, support”). Cognates Cognate with Low German dören, Dutch durven, German turren, Sanskrit दधर्ष (dadhárṣa), but also with Ancient Greek θρασύς (thrasús), Albanian nder, Lithuanian drįsti, Russian дерза́ть (derzátʹ).