| word | dare |
|---|---|
| definition | verb If you do not dare to do something, you do not have enough courage to do it, or you do not want to do it because you fear the consequences . If you dare to do something, you do something which requires a lot of courage. Since he was stuck in a lift a year ago he hasn't dared to get back into one. Most people hate Harry but they don't dare to say so. He has also dared to take unpopular, but principled stands at times. We have had problems in our family that I didn't dare tell Uncle. Dare she risk staying where she was? The government dare not raise interest rates again. 'Are you coming with me?'—'I can't, Alice. I daren't.' If you dare someone to do something, you challenge them to prove that they are not frightened of doing it. She looked at him, her eyes daring him to comment. I dare you to sit through forty-five minutes of that! noun A dare is a challenge which one person gives to another to do something dangerous or frightening. He'd do pretty much anything on a dare. When found, the children said they'd run away for a dare. |
| inflections | daresdaringdared |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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