dare

/deər/ verb

Definition

dare (to) do sth › to be brave enough to do something: I didn't dare tell Dad that I'd scratched his car.

dare sb to do sth › to try to make someone do something dangerous: She dared her friend to climb onto the roof.

Don't you dare informal › used to tell someone angrily not to do something: Don't you dare hit your sister!

How dare she/you, etc › used to express anger about something someone has done: How dare you talk to me like that!

I dare say (also I daresay) › used when you think that something is probably true or will probably happen: I dare say she'll change her mind.

(Definition of dare verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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