brave

[US]/breɪv/
[UK]/brev/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. showing courage or willingness to face danger or pain
vt. face or endure (pain or difficulty) without fear or hesitation

Phrases & Collocations

brave oneself

brave it out

brave new world

brave heart

Example Sentences

He is a brave soldier.

she put on a brave front.

brave danger and hardships

she was very brave about the whole thing.

I'll brave it out and meet new people.

the brave new world of the health care market.

he put up a brave fight.

He was brave amid all dangers.

A brave fireman rescued the woman.

To call a brave man a coward is an insult.

St George braved the dragon.

The brave defenders gave their all.

They sang of his brave deeds.

he put up a brave fight before losing.

his medals made a brave show.

a young brave who disrespects his elders.

a brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery.

she wasn't brave enough to launch out by herself.

Real-world Examples

You know what they say, fortune favors the brave.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

I'm not the last one. You brave, brave soul.

Source: Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

I thought you were very courageous, very brave.

Source: A bet.

Tip the scale of the brave and bold.

Source: Villains' Tea Party

But look, I think...- Very bold, very brave.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

In Philadelphia today, people braved icy arctic conditions with windchills down to minus-25.

Source: PBS English News

Five against one, very brave. - Well, you're one to talk.

Source: Films

Health workers have even braved conflict to prevent a horribly crippling disease.

Source: VOA Standard English - Health

Phileas Fogg, though brave and gallant, must be, he thought, quite heartless.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

But Miltiades was shrewd as well as brave.

Source: A Brief History of the World

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