Meaning of Dare | Babel Free
dɛəDefinitions
- A surname.
- A challenge to prove courage.
- A small fish, the dace
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Acronym of Drug Abuse Resistance Education. US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness.
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Acronym of Dictionary of American Regional English. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- Defiance; challenge.
- In the game truth or dare, the choice to perform a dare set by the other players.
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
cəsarət etmək
Català
gosar
Ελληνικά
τολμώ
Esperanto
aŭdaci
Euskara
ausartu
فارسی
جرأت داشتن
עברית
העז
Bahasa Indonesia
jurit malam
Latina
audeo
Latviešu
drīkstēt
Examples
“I did it just for a dare.”
“It lends a lustre […] / A large dare to our great enterprise.”
“Childish, unworthy dares / Are not enough to part our powers.”
“Sextus Pompeius / Hath given the dare to Caesar.”
“When asked truth or dare, she picked dare.”
“The Dare is not unlike a Chub, but proportionably less; his Body is more white and flatter, and his Tail more forked.”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
See also
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