dare

Meaning

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

Synonyms

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

Translations

oser

osare

wagen

atreverse

osar

ousar

durven

wagen

τολμώ

sfida

atrever-se

ardire

sfidare

desafiar

gosar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɛə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: durren

Inherited from Old English: durran

Cognate with Low German: dören

Cognate with Dutch: durven

Cognate with German: turren

Cognate with Sanskrit: दधर्ष

Cognate with Ancient Greek: θρασύς

Cognate with Albanian: nder

Cognate with Lithuanian: drįsti

Cognate with Russian: 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).