Dare | Mean of dare in English Dictionary

/ˈdeɚ/

• Verb
• to have enough courage or confidence to do something
1. Try it if you dare.
2. We wanted to laugh but didn't dare.
3. We didn't dare to stop.
4. No one dared to say anything.
5. It was more than I had dared to hope for.
6. She won their respect by daring to ask questions.
7. We didn't dare stop. = We dared not stop.
8. No one dared say anything.
9. It was more than I had dared hope for.
10. I need to know, but I don't dare ask.
11. I wouldn't dare do it alone. = (formal) I dare not do it alone.
12. Do we dare ask why? = Dare we ask why?
• to do (something that is difficult or that people are usually afraid to do)
1. The actress dared a new interpretation of the classic role.
• to tell (someone) to do something especially as a way of showing courage
1. She dared him to dive off the bridge.
2. She dared me to ask him out on a date. I did, and he said yes.
• Noun

• the act of telling someone to do something as a way of showing courage
1. He dared her to go, but she refused to take/accept the dare.
2. (US) He jumped from the bridge on a dare. = (Brit) He jumped from the bridge for a dare. [=someone dared him to jump from the bridge]