Meaning

7 senses

  1. (intransitive)To have enough courage (to do something).

    I wouldn't dare (to) argue with my boss.

    No one dares (to) criticize his decisions.

    wagen

    сметьsmetʹ, посме́тьposmétʹ, осме́ливатьсяosmélivatʹsja

    смі́тиsmíty, дерза́тиderzáty, нава́жуватисяnavážuvatysja

    to be courageous enough to try or do something

  2. (transitive)To defy or challenge (someone to do something).

    I dare you to kiss that girl.

    herausfordern

    броса́ть вы́зовbrosátʹ výzov, подзадо́риватьpodzadórivatʹ, подзадо́ритьpodzadóritʹ

    challenge

  3. (transitive)To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.

    Will you dare death to reach your goal?

    trotzen

    сме́ло смотре́ть в лицо́smélo smotrétʹ v licó, рискова́тьriskovátʹ, рискну́тьrisknútʹ

  4. (transitive)To terrify; to daunt.

  5. (archaic, transitive)To drive larks to the ground by scaring them (for instance, with mirrors or hawks) so they can be caught in nets.

  6. (obsolete)To stare stupidly or vacantly; to gaze as though amazed or terrified.

  7. (obsolete)To lie or crouch down in fear.

Examples

736 sentences

  1. Tom didn't dare to say anything.

    Том не наважився нічого сказати.

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  2. Don't you dare try to do that.

    Навіть не смій намагатися це зробити.

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  3. Don't you dare touch anything.

    Не смій нічого чіпати.

    ruНе смей ничего трогать.

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  4. Tom didn't dare tell anyone.

    Том не наважився нікому сказати.

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  5. Tom didn't dare to say it aloud.

    Том не наважився сказати це вголос.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to have courage:
Русский
By meaning 3
to have courage:
to defy or challenge:
to brave or face up to:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to have courage:
to defy or challenge:
to brave or face up to:

Origin

From Middle English durren, from Old English durran, from Proto-West Germanic *durʀan, fro

From Middle English durren, from Old English durran, from Proto-West Germanic *durʀan, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną (“to dare”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰedʰórse (“to dare”), reduplicated stative of the root *dʰers- (“to be bold, to dare”), an *-s- extension of *dʰer- (“to hold, support”).

From Middle English daren, from Old English darian.

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Forms

dares, daring, dared, dared
Base formdare · to dare
3rd person singulardares
Present participledaring
Past simpledared
Past participledared

regular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydare
he, she, itdares

Past simpleLesson

all personsdared

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave dared
he, she, ithas dared

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dare

Synonyms

4 synonyms
ventureB2
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words
Relateddaring
Derivedbedaredaredevildarerdaresaydaresomedouble dareoutdareoverdareundared

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
daodapperdarcydaredevildaresay
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