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| dare [ der ] |
modal v (past and past participle dared, present participle dar·ing, 3rd person present singular dares or dare) |
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have enough courage for something: to have the courage needed to do something
  wanted to ask but then didn't dare
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verb (past and past participle dared, present participle dar·ing, 3rd person present singular dares or dare) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb have audacity to do something: to do something that angers or outrages somebody
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sometimes used as an auxiliary
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Don't you dare do that!
How dare you?
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2. transitive verb challenge somebody: to challenge somebody to do something, usually something dangerous or frightening
daring each other to jump first
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noun (plural dares) |
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challenge: a challenge to somebody to do something dangerous or frightening, or a response to such a challenge
did it for a dare
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| [ Old English darr, dearr, forms of durran "dare" < Germanic] |
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| dar·er noun |
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