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dare

UK/dɛə/ US/dɛ(ə)ɹ/ very common us
verb (3) noun (1)

verb

1.

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

  • “How dare you call my lawyer?”
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2.

to be courageous enough to try or do something

  • “I don”
  • “,”
3.

challenge

  • “I dare you!”
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noun

1.

a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

  • “he could never refuse a dare”
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Origin

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”). Cognates Cognate with Low German dören, Dutch durven, German thüren, Sanskrit दधर्ष (dadhárṣa), but also with Ancient Greek θρασύς (thrasús), Albanian nder, Lithuanian drįsti, Russian дерза́ть (derzátʹ).

Phrases

  • dare say
  • double dare
  • double dog dare
  • how dare someone
  • how dare you
  • how very dare you
  • I dare be bound
  • triple dog dare

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