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deə 1. negative short form - daren't; verb1) (to be brave enough (to do something): I daren't go; I don't dare (to) go; He wouldn't dare do a thing like that; Don't you dare say such a thing again!) tore, våge2) (to challenge: I dare you to do it.) utfordre, egge2. noun(a challenge: He went into the lion's cage for a dare.) utfordring- daring3. noun(boldness: We admired his daring.) dristighet4. adjectivea dare-devil motorcyclist.) dumdristigvågeIsubst. \/deə\/1) utfordring2) dristighet, vågemotII1) våge, tore• he dare not come \/ he doesn't dare (to) come• he didn't dare (to) come \/ he dared not come2) våge (seg på), våge å påta seg• (just) you dare!3) trosse4) utfordreI dare say ( ofte spøkefullt) kanskje det sikkert, sannsynligvis, nokdet kan vel hende, jeg skulle tro• I dare say he's right, but my gut feeling says he isn'tdet kan vel hende han har rett, men magefølelsen min sier at han ikke har det -
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dare — verb. 1. Dare is an example of a so called semi modal auxiliary verb, because, like the modal verbs can, may, should, etc., it is used in certain special ways, but unlike these fully modal verbs it can also behave like an ordinary verb. Its… … Modern English usage
daren't — [deənt US dernt] especially BrE the short form of dare not … Dictionary of contemporary English
daren't — dare•n t [[t]ˈdɛər ənt[/t]] contraction of dare not[/ex] … From formal English to slang
daren't — dare not ; dared not … New Collegiate Dictionary
daren't — dare not … English contemporary dictionary
dare — I UK [deə(r)] / US [der] verb Word forms dare : present tense I/you/we/they dare he/she/it dares present participle daring past tense dared past participle dared ** Summary: Dare can be used in the following ways: as an intransitive verb… … English dictionary
daren't — |da(a)]r(ə)nt, |de], ]ənt : dare not * * * /dair euhnt/ contraction of dare not. * * * daren’t UK US short form the usual way of saying or writing ‘dare not’ This is not often used in formal writing I daren’t tell him I scratched his car.… … Useful english dictionary
dare — [[t]de͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ dares, daring, dared (Dare sometimes behaves like an ordinary verb, for example He dared to speak and He doesn t dare to speak and sometimes like a modal, for example He daren t speak .) 1) VERB: oft with brd neg If you do… … English dictionary
daren't — UK / US short form the usual way of saying or writing dare not . This is not often used in formal writing I daren t tell him I scratched his car … English dictionary
daren't — [[t]de͟ə(r)nt[/t]] Daren t is the usual spoken form of dare not … English dictionary
daren't — /dair euhnt/ contraction of dare not. * * * … Universalium