DARE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of dare – Learner’s Dictionary

dare
verb
uk
/deər/
us
dare (to) do sth
B2
to be brave enough to do something:
I didn't dare tell Dad that I'd scratched his car.
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dare sb to do sth
to try to make someone do something dangerous:
She dared her friend to climb onto the roof.
Don't you dare informal
used to tell someone angrily not to do something:
Don't you dare hit your sister!
How dare she/you, etc
used to express anger about something someone has done:
How dare you talk to me like that!
I dare say (also I daresay)
used when you think that something is probably true or will probably happen:
I dare say she'll change her mind.
dare
noun [ C ]
uk
/deər/
us
something that you do to prove that you are not afraid:
[ usually singular ] She climbed down the cliff for a dare.

(Definition of dare from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of dare

in Chinese (Traditional)
勇敢/魯莽, 敢於, 膽敢,竟敢…
in Chinese (Simplified)
勇敢/鲁莽, 敢于, 胆敢…
in Spanish
atreverse a hacer algo, desafiar a alguien a hacer algo, desafío…
in Portuguese
atrever-se a fazer algo, desafiar alguém a fazer algo, desafio…
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धाडस, साहस करणे - कठीण किंवा धोकादायक काम करण्याइतके शूर असणे किंवा जे आपण करायला नको ते करण्याइतके बिनधास्त असणे, डेअर…
(無鉄砲な)挑戦, 思(おも)い切(き)ってする, ~に~してみろと挑(いど)む…
cüret, cesaret, cesaret etmek…
oser, mettre au défi de, défier…
desafiament…
durven, uitdagen, uitdaging…
கடினமான அல்லது ஆபத்தான ஒன்றைச் செய்ய தைரியமாக இருக்க வேண்டும், அல்லது உங்களுக்கு உரிமை இல்லாத ஒன்றைச் செய்ய முரட்டுத்தனமாக அல்லது வேடிக்கையாக இருக்க வேண்டும், ஆபத்தை உள்ளடக்கிய ஒன்றைச் செய்யும்படி ஒருவரைக் கேட்பது…
हिम्मत करना, किसी को जोखिम भरे काम के लिए चुनौती देना…
હિંમત કરવી, કંઈક કરવાની હિમત કરવી, હોવી…
turde, vove, udfordre…
våga, tordas, utmana…
berani, bertaruh, cabaran…
wagen, herausfordern, die Herausforderung…
våre, tørre, utfordre…
جرأت کرنا یا ہونا, ہمت ہونا یا کرنا, جرأت کرنا…
сміти, наважуватися, підохочувати…
вызов…
ఒక కష్టమైన లేదా హానికరమైన పనిను చేయడానికి ధర్యామ్ చూపించడం, లేకపోతే మర్యాదలేకుండా/వెర్రిగా మీకు హక్కు లేని ఒక పని చేయడం, రిస్క్‌తో కూడిన ఏదైనా చేయమని ఎవరినైనా అడగడం…
جُرأة…
সাহস, কঠিন বা বিপজ্জনক কিছু করার জন্য যথেষ্ট সাহসী হতে…
odvážit se, vyzvat, výzva…
berani, menantang, tantangan…
กล้า, ท้าทาย, ความท้าทาย…
dám, thách thức, sự thách thức làm gì…
wyzwanie, mieć śmiałość, ważyć się…
모험…
sfida, osare, sfidare…
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