dare

(Inglese)

Verb

1. (intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
2. (transitive) To defy or challenge (someone to do something).
3. (transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.
4. (transitive) To terrify; to daunt.
5. (archaic, transitive) To drive larks to the ground by scaring them (for instance, with mirrors or hawks) so they can be caught in nets.

Noun

1. A challenge to prove courage.
2. The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness.
3. Defiance; challenge.
4. In the game truth or dare, the choice to perform a dare set by the other players.

Noun

A small fish, the dace

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/dɛə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: durren

Ereditato da inglese antico: durran

Affine basso tedesco: dören

Affine olandese: durven

Affine tedesco: turren

Affine sanscrito: दधर्ष

Affine greco antico: θρασύς

Affine albanese: nder

Affine lituano: drįsti

Affine russo: дерза́ть

In summary

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”).
Cognates
Cognate with Low German dören, Dutch durven, German turren, Sanskrit दधर्ष (dadhárṣa), but also with Ancient Greek θρασύς (thrasús), Albanian nder, Lithuanian drįsti, Russian дерза́ть (derzátʹ).

Concetti

osare

sfida

sfidare

ardire

arrischiare

arrischiarsi

osano

rischiare

azzardarsi

affrontare

sinonimi

venture

challenge

risk

defy

be bold

brave

bold

presume

daring

hazard

be fearless

be brave

make bold

be courageous

defiance

be audacious

pretend

provoke

adventure

encounter

summon

subpoena

confront

pluck up courage

have the nerve

summons

throw down the gauntlet

provocation

attempt

evoke

envisage

capable

engender

can

demand

call out

pick

⛏️

mutiny

definitely

bring on

beget

monition

mock

meddle

dace

must

bring about

outface

may

invite