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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
dare
/dɛə(ɹ)/
verb1 of 2
to have enough courage to do something
- “No one dared take the lift to the top floor.”Tatoeba
- “I dare you to be on the side of truth.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
noun2 of 2
A challenge to prove courage.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)