Dare

Verb

 * 1)  To have enough courage (to do something).
 * I wouldn't dare argue with my boss.
 * 1)  To defy or challenge (someone to do something)
 * I dare you to kiss that girl.
 * 1)  To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to
 * Will you dare death to reach your goal?

Derived terms

 * daredevil
 * daren't


 * daresay
 * daresn't

Noun

 * 1) A challenge to prove courage.

Verb

 * 1)  To stare stupidly or vacantly; to gaze as though amazed or terrified.
 * 2)  To lie or crouch down in fear.
 * 3) * 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XX:
 * ‘Sir, here bene knyghtes com of kyngis blod that woll nat longe droupe and dare within thys wallys.’

Adverbs for Dare
impiously; virtuously; dauntlessly; boisterously; foolhardily; courageously; impetuously; bravely; unhesitatingly.

Thesaurus
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

Etymology 1
From durran:.

Etymology 2
darian:.

Verb

 * Afrikaans: durf
 * Arabic: جرؤ
 * Bulgarian: смея, дръзвам
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 膽敢,  胆敢
 * Czech: odvážit se
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: aŭdaci
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Interlingua: osar


 * Italian: osare
 * Japanese: 敢えてする, 思い切ってする
 * Norwegian: våge
 * Portuguese: ousar, atrever-se, ousar-se
 * Romanian: îndrăzni, ,
 * Russian:, посметь ;  осмеливаться  осмелиться ;  отваживаться , отважиться ;   , дерзнуть
 * Slovak: odvážiť sa
 * Slovene: upati si
 * Spanish: osar, atreverse
 * Swedish: ,
 * West Frisian: doare


 * Afrikaans: daag, uitdaag
 * Arabic: تحدى
 * Bulgarian: предизвиквам
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: herausfordern,
 * Interlingua: defiar


 * Malay:
 * Norwegian: utfordre
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: бросать вызов; подзадоривать, подзадорить
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: utmana


 * Arabic: واجه
 * Bulgarian: осмелявам се
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * German:
 * Japanese: 冒す, 堪える
 * Norwegian: risikere
 * Russian: смело смотреть в лицо; рисковать,  рискнуть
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:


 * : kuraĝi
 * : להעיז (leha'yz)

Noun

 * Afrikaans: uitdaging
 * Bulgarian: предизвикателство
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * German: Mutprobe
 * Interlingua: defia
 * Norwegian: utfordring
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: ,

Anagrams

 * dear, 'eard, rade, Read, read

Noun

 * 1)  tambourine

Etymology
dare:, present active infinitive of do:.

Verb

 * 1)  To give, to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else.
 * 2)  To yield, to bear, to give, to produce, to return.

Derived terms

 * dare alla luce
 * dare gas
 * dare il benservito
 * dare il la


 * dare per scontato
 * dare rifugio
 * dare spettacolo
 * dare un'occhiata


 * dare un pugno
 * data
 * dato
 * datore


 * darsela
 * darsele
 * darsi
 * ridare

Noun

 * 1) debit

Anagrams

 * arde
 * rade

Pronoun

 * 1) who, whom, whose