dare
To have enough courage (to do something).
Verb 4 meanings
To have enough courage (to do something).
“I wouldn't dare (to) argue with my boss.”
To defy or challenge (someone to do something).
“I dare you to kiss that girl.”
To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.
“Will you dare death to reach your goal?”
To terrify; to daunt.
Noun 4 meanings
A challenge to prove courage.
“I did it just for a dare.”
The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness.
Defiance; challenge.
In the game truth or dare, the choice to perform a dare set by the other players.
“When asked truth or dare, she picked dare.”
Etymology
From Middle English durren, from Old English durran, from Proto-West Germanic *durʀan, from Proto-Germanic *durzaną (“to dare”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰedʰórse (“to dare”), reduplicated stative of the root *dʰers- (“to be bold, to dare”), an *-s- extension of *dʰer- (“to hold, support”).
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DARE at a glance
DARE has 4 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (D 2 + A 1 + R 1 + E 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,141 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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