daredevil
To behave in a reckless, adventurous, or physically risky mannerTo behave in a reckless, adventurous, or physically risky manner.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
1 sensesTo behave in a reckless, adventurous, or physically risky manner.
Examples
5 sentencesI want to be a daredevil.
Я хочу бути зірвиголовою. — deniko
He is a daredevil.
ruОн сорвиголова. — fjay69
deEr ist ein Draufgänger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is a daredevil.
ruТом — безрассудный смельчак. — odexed
deTom ist ein Draufgänger. — wolfgangth
Ziri was notorious in our family for being a daredevil.
He's a real daredevil.
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 form | daredevil · to daredevil |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | daredevils |
| Present participle | daredeviling |
| Past simple | daredeviled / daredevilled |
| Past participle | daredeviled / daredevilled |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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