dare

verb/dɛr/

Frequency rank: #2,753 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

To be brave enough to do something; to challenge someone to do something.

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Example sentence

My friends always dare me to jump off the dock into the cold water.

Synonyms & related words

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