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- Dictionarydare/dɛː/
verb
- 1. have the courage to do something: "a story he dare not write down" Similar
- 2. defy or challenge (someone) to do something: "she was daring him to disagree" Similar
noun
- 1. a challenge, especially to prove courage: "she ran across a main road for a dare"
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DARE definition: 1. to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous, or to be rude or silly enough to do…. Learn more.
The meaning of DARE is to be sufficiently courageous to. How to use dare in a sentence.
DARE meaning: 1. to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous, or to be rude or silly enough to do…. Learn more.
Dare definition: to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough. See examples of DARE used in a sentence.
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. 4. See don't you dare. 5. See how dare you. 6. See dare I say it.
1. ( tr) to challenge (a person to do something) as proof of courage. 2. ( can take an infinitive with or without to) to be courageous enough to try (to do something): she dares to dress differently from the others; you wouldn't dare!. 3. ( tr) rare to oppose without fear; defy.
When you challenge or provoke someone to try something risky, it's a dare. If you accept a dare, you're probably trying to prove how brave you are. When you challenge your friend to a dare, you dare him. You might, for example, dare your brother to jump off the garage into a pile of leaves.
