dare to do — to have the courage or boldness to do something
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to have the courage or boldness to do something
Pronunciation (IPA): /der tə du/
Example Sentences
- My mom dared to eat my leftover pizza without asking - now that's true courage!
- He didn't dare to tell his girlfriend he forgot their anniversary.
- Students today dare to question traditional teaching methods.
dare to do
NOUN[/der tə du/]
to have the courage or boldness to do something
💡 Concept
to have the courage or boldness to do something
🎵 Rhyme
Dare to care, and bear what others fear!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/der tə du/
🇬🇧 UK/deə tə duː/
🌳Etymology
Rootdare
🎵Rhyme
caresharebearfair
care
share
bear
fair
🔗Collocations
dare to dream
dare to challenge
dare to speak
dare to ask
dare to try
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My mom dared to eat my leftover pizza without asking - now that's true courage!”
😄 Fun example
“He didn't dare to tell his girlfriend he forgot their anniversary.”
“Students today dare to question traditional teaching methods.”
😄 Fun example
“Who would dare to wake up a sleeping cat? That's just asking for trouble!”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
venture to dohave the courage torisk doingattempt totake the risk to
Antonyms
hesitate tofear toavoid doing
Related
courageboldnessbraveryaudacitynerve
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