brave — showing courage and willingness to face danger or difficulty
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: showing courage and willingness to face danger or difficulty
Pronunciation (IPA): /breɪv/
Korean meaning: 용감한, 대담한
Korean pronunciation: **브레**이브
Example Sentences
- My grandma is so brave that she argues with telemarketers until they apologize.
- It takes a brave person to eat my cooking twice.
- The brave student raised her hand to ask a question in front of 200 people.
brave
ADJECTIVE//breɪv//
showing courage and willingness to face danger or difficulty
💡 Concept
A brave firefighter charges into the burning building to rescue a trapped child.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/breɪv/
🇬🇧 UK/breɪv/
🌳Etymology
Rootbrave
Origin
15세기 프랑스어에서 온 단어로, 원래는 '야만적인, 거친'이라는 뜻이었지만 시간이 지나며 '용감한'이라는 긍정적 의미로 변화했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
savewavecavegaveslave
save
wave
cave
gave
slave
🔗Collocations
brave decision
brave the cold
be brave enough
brave soldier
brave new world
brave face
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My grandma is so brave that she argues with telemarketers until they apologize.”
😄 Fun example
“It takes a brave person to eat my cooking twice.”
“The brave student raised her hand to ask a question in front of 200 people.”
😄 Fun example
“He was brave enough to wear socks with sandals to the wedding.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
courageousfearlessboldvaliantheroic
Antonyms
cowardlytimidfearful
Related
couragebraveryherodaringbold
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