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brave
adjective /breɪv/Definition
B1 showing no fear of dangerous or difficult things: a brave soldier It was a brave decision to quit her job and start her own business. She was very brave to learn to ski at 50. Of the three organizations criticized, only one was brave enough to face the press. Richards has made a brave attempt to answer his critics. This action will cause problems, despite the bank's brave talk/words about carrying on as if nothing had happened.Brave and courageous bravely
/ˈbreɪv.li/ adverb B1 She faced the consequences bravely.Brave and courageous
(Definition of brave adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- adventurous adjective
- audacious adjective
- ballsy adjective
- be man enough to do sth idiom
- bite the bullet idiom
- fearless adjective
- gallant adjective (BRAVE)
- get your courage up idiom
- grasp the nettle idiom
- gritty adjective (BRAVE)
- gutsy adjective
- knightly adjective
- manfully adverb
- muster sth up phrasal verb
- pluck up your courage idiom
- plucky adjective
- screw up your courage idiom
- unflinching adjective
- valiant adjective
- venturesome adjective
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