dare

[US]/deə(r)/
[UK]/der/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. challenge; provocation
vt. to have the courage to; to be bold enough to
vi. to have the courage; to be bold.

Phrases & Collocations

double dare

how dare you

dare to be

Example Sentences

dare to struggle and dare to win

She dare not do it.

He will dare any danger.

I dare not mention their names.

I dare not say. How dare she go?

Anyone who dares (not dare ) him to attempt (not just attempt ) it will be sorry.

a story he dare not write down.

don't you dare touch me.

that dread being we dare oppose.

None dared to do it.

Tom didn't dare to do it.

I don't think he will dare the risk.

I took his dare to jump.

Don't dare do that again!

They dare not break the news to him.

He didn't dare to speak to her.

He dare not mention the subject again.

Did anyone dare to admit it?).

I dare not risk it; it's too dangerous.

Real-world Examples

How dare you defy your masters!

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

Come up as far as you dare.

Source: Culinary methods for gourmet food

Today, they're going where few others dare.

Source: Human Planet

They waited, shivering, hardly daring to move.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The expression to dare, " dare, " to do something means that no one attempts to do that.

Source: Lucy’s Day in ESL

That's a lie. You wouldn't have dared.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey.

Source: The Little Prince

The more audacious and daring the better.

Source: BBC Listening September 2014 Compilation

I will travel where no man has dared to go.

Source: Biography of Stephen Hawking

(Hulanicki) Anybody over 30 would never dare go in there.

Source: Rock documentary

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