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DAIR/deə/

Dare means be brave enough, or challenge someone: I dare not go, how dare you, dare to try. How dare you is strong and angry. Dear means loved or expensive. Deer is an animal. Do not write dare when you mean dear, or deer.

Meaning

To be brave enough to do something, or to challenge someone to do it.

Examples

• “I would not dare to swim that far from the beach.”
• “Would you dare to try the night bus on your own?”
• “How dare they close the gate before the last visitor left.”

Good to know

dare to + verb; how dare you. Mix-up: dear, deer.

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