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# dare

verb (dare, dares, dared, daring); noun (a dare, dares)

«dare» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To dare means to be brave enough to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dare/#m1)
2. To dare someone means to challenge them to do something risky to show they are brave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dare/#m2)
3. A dare is a challenge like that. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dare/#m3)
4. «How dare you!» shows you are angry at someone's rude act. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dare/#m4)
5. «Don't you dare» is a strong warning not to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dare/#m5)

### In the lessons

In feelings and safety lessons, a dare from friends can push children to do dangerous things (climbing high walls, crossing roads, eating strange things); it is brave to say no to a dangerous dare. In games, «truth or dare» is a party game. In stories, heroes dare to go where others won't. Phrases: I dare you, truth or dare, how dare you, don't you dare, daredevil.

### Examples

- I dare you to touch the slimy frog! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dare/#x1)
- He didn't dare to look down from the top of the climbing frame. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dare/#x2)
- Saying no to a dangerous dare is brave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dare/#x3)
- We played truth or dare at the sleepover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dare/#x4)
- How dare you read my diary! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dare/#x5)
- Don't you dare eat my cake! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dare/#x6)
- She dared to ask the question nobody else would. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dare/#x7)
- It was just a silly dare. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dare/#x8)
- There none would dare harm them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dare/#x9)

### Note

Dare can be followed by «to» or not: «He didn't dare (to) jump». Daring = brave or risky. A dare is never a good reason to do something unsafe; real friends accept no.

## In Jewish tradition

In feelings and safety lessons, a dare from friends can push children to do dangerous things (climbing high walls, crossing roads, eating strange things); it is brave to say no to a dangerous dare. In games, «truth or dare» is a party game. In stories, heroes dare to go where others won't. Phrases: I dare you, truth or dare, how dare you, don't you dare, daredevil.

### Examples

- None is so fierce that dare stir him up; who then is able to stand before Me? (Writings JOB.41.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dare/#x1)

### Note

Dare can be followed by «to» or not: «He didn't dare (to) jump». Daring = brave or risky. A dare is never a good reason to do something unsafe; real friends accept no.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dare» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dare/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dare» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dare.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «dare» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dare/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dare» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/dare.html) on Mova free.