Meaning

1 senses

  1. To behave in a reckless, adventurous, or physically risky manner.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. I want to be a daredevil.

    Я хочу бути зірвиголовою. — deniko

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  2. He is a daredevil.

    ruОн сорвиголова. — fjay69

    deEr ist ein Draufgänger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Tom is a daredevil.

    ruТом — безрассудный смельчак. — odexed

    deTom ist ein Draufgänger. — wolfgangth

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  4. Ziri was notorious in our family for being a daredevil.

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  5. He's a real daredevil.

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Origin

From dare + devil; an exocentric compound, "one who dares the devil".

From dare + devil; an exocentric compound, "one who dares the devil".

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Forms

daredevils, daredeviling, daredeviled, daredeviled
Base formdaredevil · to daredevil
3rd person singulardaredevils
Present participledaredeviling
Past simpledaredeviled / daredevilled
Past participledaredeviled / daredevilled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydaredevil
he, she, itdaredevils

Past simpleLesson

all personsdaredeviled

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill daredevil

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dapperdarcydareB1daresaydaridarkA1
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