brave
verb [T] /breɪv/Definition
› to deal with an unpleasant or difficult situation: Shall we brave the snow and go for a walk (= go for a walk although it is snowing)?literary She braved the wrath of her parents by refusing to marry the man they had chosen.Brave and courageous
(Definition of brave verb 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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Brave and courageous
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