Crossword Dictionary

Dare

dare, dared, dares, durst, undaring, darre, daunton, daur - v 

to have the necessary courage.

Wordplays

synonyms

challenge, defy, stump

Sentence examples

“Try it if you dare.”

“We wanted to laugh but didn't dare.”

“The actress dared a new interpretation of the classic role.”

“She dared him to dive off the bridge.”

“She dared me to ask him out on a date. I did, and he said yes.”

Merriam-Webster

etymology

dare (v.)

Middle English durren, daren, from first and third person singular of Old English durran "be bold enough, have courage" (to do something), also transitive "to venture, presume," from Proto-Germanic *ders- (source also of Old Norse dearr, Old High German giturran, Gothic gadaursan), according to Watkins from PIE root *dhers- "bold" (source also of Sanskrit dadharsha "to be bold;" Old Persian darš- "to dare;" Greek thrasys "bold," tharsos "confidence, courage, audacity;" Old Church Slavonic druzate "to be bold, dare;" Lithuanian drįsti "to dare," drąsus "courageous").