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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 — dare1 W3 [deə US der] v, modal v 1.) [I not in progressive] to be brave enough to do something that is risky or that you are afraid to do used especially in questions or negative sentences ▪ He wanted to ask her, but he didn t dare. ▪ I ll tell… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dare — [[t]dɛər[/t]] v. dared, daring; pres. sing. 3rd pers. dares dare, 1) to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough: You wouldn t dare![/ex] 2) to have the boldness to try; venture; hazard 3) to meet defiantly; face… … From formal English to slang
dare — darer, n. /dair/, v., dared or (Archaic) durst; dared; daring; pres. sing. 3rd pers. dares or dare, n. v.i. 1. to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough: You wouldn t dare! v.t. 2. to have the boldness to try;… … Universalium
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
dare — dare1 [ der ] verb ** Dare can be used in the following ways: as an intransitive verb (followed by an infinitive with to ): He doesn t dare to complain. (without a following infinitive): She never went there on her own she didn t dare to. in very … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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
dare — 1 verb 1 DO STH DANGEROUS (intransitive not in progressive) to be brave enough to do something dangerous or that you are afraid to do: The others used to steal things from stores, but I would never dare. | dare (to) do sth: Would you dare to do a … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dare — 01. I [dare] you to jump off the 5 meter diving board. 02. Don t you [dare] speak to me like that! 03. Since Alfredo was thrown by a horse, he hasn t [dared] go riding again. 04. She [dared] me to jump off the roof of the garage, so I did. 05.… … Grammatical examples in English
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dar´er — dare1 «dair», verb, dared or (Archaic) durst, dared, dar|ing, noun. –v.i. to have courage; be bold; be bold enough: »You wouldn t dare! The will to do, the soul to dare (Scott) … Useful english dictionary