dare

verb
/dɛə/

To have enough courage (to do something).

Example

“I wouldn't dare (to) argue with my boss.”

Other meanings

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?”

Example sentences

“How dare you even talk to me?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I've never played truth or dare.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "durran".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “dare” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.