Dictionary Definition
dare n : a challenge to do something dangerous or
foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare" [syn: daring]
Verb
1 take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without
permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?" [syn: make bold,
presume]
2 to be courageous enough to try or do something;
"I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the
others"
3 challenge; "I dare you!" [syn: defy]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From durran.Pronunciation
- /dɛ:/
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- Rhymes: -ɛə(r)
Verb
Usage notes
- Dare is a semi-modal verb. The speaker can choose whether to use the auxiliary "to" when forming negative and interrogative sentences. For example, "I don't dare (to) go" and "I dare not go" are both correct. Similarly "Dare you go?" and "Do you dare (to) go?" are both correct.
- In negative and interrogative sentences where "do" is not used, the third-person singular form of the verb is usually "dare" and not "dares": "Dare he go? He dare not go."
- Colloquially, "dare not" can be contracted to "daren't".
- The expression dare say, used almost exclusively in the first-person singular and in the present tense, means "think probable". It is also spelt daresay.
See also
Translations
to have courage
to defy or challenge
Translations
a challenge
Crimean Tatar
Noun
dareItalian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- [ˈdare]
Verb
dare- To give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else.
Conjugation
Japanese
Latin
Verb
la-verb-form dareExtensive Definition
A dare is a risky challenge one person suggests
to another, to try to get the person to prove their courage.
Dare may also refer to:
Places
- Dare County, North Carolina, a county in the United States
- Dan Dare, British science fiction comic character
- Truth or Dare?, a party game often played by children
- Virginia Dare, the first child born in the Americas to English parents
Media
- Dare (album), an album by the Human League
- "Dare", a song from the soundtrack of The Transformers: The Movie
- DARE (song), a UK no. 1 single by the Gorillaz, from their album Demon Days
- Dare, a band fronted by Darren Wharton
- Dare (novel), a 1965 novel by Philip José Farmer
- Dare, a 2007 novel by BET host Abiola Abrams
Companies
- Dare Digital, a UK based interactive marketing agency
- Dare Foods Ltd, a company that makes confections
- Dare UK Ltd, a sports car manufacturer
See also
dare in German: Dare
dare in French: Dare
dare in Dutch: Dare
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
affront, aim to, assume, attempt, attempt to, battle cry,
be a man, beard, bid
defiance, bid to combat, brave, breast, bring before, bring
forward, bring up, call out, cartel, challenge, chance, change, confront, confront with, court
destruction, dare to, defi,
defy, defy danger, deride, double dare, double-dare,
encounter, envisage, face, face out, face up to, face
with, forget the odds, front, gage, gage of battle, gamble, gauntlet, get fresh, get smart,
glove, have a nerve, have
the cheek, have the gall, have the guts, have the nerve, hazard, hold in contempt, lay
before, make bold, make bold to, make free, meet, meet squarely, outdare, outface, place before, play with
fire, present to, presume, pretend, pretend to, provocation, provoke, put it to, rebel yell,
ridicule, risk, run the chance, run the risk,
scream defiance, seek to, set before, show fight, stare down,
stem, strive to, study to,
stump, take a chance, take
chances, take liberties, take the liberty, taunt, tempt Providence, try and,
try to, ultimatum,
venture, venture to, war
cry, war whoop