dare

  • 31dare — vb *face, brave, challenge, defy, beard Analogous words: *venture, risk, chance, hazard …

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  • 32DARE — [der] abbrev. Dictionary of American Regional English …

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  • 33Dare — [der] Virginia born 1587; 1st child born in America of Eng. parents …

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  • 34dare — dà·re v.tr. e intr., s.m. (io do) FO I. v.tr. I 1a. porgere, consegnare: dammi quei fogli per favore!, dare un pacco al fattorino | distribuire: dare le carte Sinonimi: consegnare, porgere. Contrari: prendere, ricevere, ritirare. I 1b. far… …

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  • 35dare — dare1 [ der ] verb ** Dare can be used in the following ways: as an intransitive verb (followed by an infinitive with to ): He doesn t dare to complain. (without a following infinitive): She never went there on her own she didn t dare to. in very …

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  • 36dare — I UK [deə(r)] / US [der] verb Word forms dare : present tense I/you/we/they dare he/she/it dares present participle daring past tense dared past participle dared ** Summary: Dare can be used in the following ways: as an intransitive verb… …

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  • 37dare — [[t]de͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ dares, daring, dared (Dare sometimes behaves like an ordinary verb, for example He dared to speak and He doesn t dare to speak and sometimes like a modal, for example He daren t speak .) 1) VERB: oft with brd neg If you do… …

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  • 38dare — 1. verb 1) everyone wanted to say something, but nobody dared Syn: be brave enough, have the courage; venture, have the nerve, have the temerity, be so bold as, have the audacity; risk, hazard, take the liberty, stick one s neck out, go out on a… …

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  • 39dare — I n. to take a dare II v. 1) (E) I don t dare to protest 2) (F) I dare not protest (formal); I don t dare protest; she didn t dare open her mouth; how dare you speak to me like that? 3) (H) he dared me to sue him USAGE NOTE: Some purists believe… …

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  • 40dare — dare1 W3 [deə US der] v, modal v 1.) [I not in progressive] to be brave enough to do something that is risky or that you are afraid to do used especially in questions or negative sentences ▪ He wanted to ask her, but he didn t dare. ▪ I ll tell… …

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