Brave vs. Dare — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Brave and Dare
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Brave
Possessing or displaying courage.
Dare
Have the courage to do something
She leaned forward as far as she dared
A story he dare not write down
Brave
Making a fine display; impressive or showy
“a coat of brave red lipstick on a mouth so wrinkled that it didn't even have a clear outline” (Anne Tyler).
Dare
Defy or challenge (someone) to do something
She was daring him to disagree
Swap with me, I dare you
Brave
Excellent; great
“The Romans were like brothers / In the brave days of old” (Thomas Macaulay).
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Dare
Take the risk of; brave
Few dared his wrath
Brave
(used with a pl. verb) People who exhibit bravery or courage considered as a group
“O'er the land of the free / And the home of the brave” (Francis Scott Key).
Dare
A challenge, especially to prove courage
She ran across a main road for a dare
Brave
(Offensive) A Native American warrior.
Dare
To have the courage required for
The gymnast dared a breathtakingly difficult move.
Brave
(Archaic) A bully.
Dare
To challenge (someone) to do something requiring boldness
They dared me to dive off the high board.
Brave
To endure or face courageously
“He remained in his tent on inclement mornings while others in the party braved the rain ... looking for birds” (Bert O. States). “Together they would brave Satan and all his legions” (Emily Brontë).
Dare
To confront boldly; brave
Dared the dizzying heights of the mountain.
Brave
(Obsolete) To make showy or splendid.
Dare
To be courageous or bold enough to do or try something
Go ahead and dive if you dare.
Brave
To make a courageous show or put up a stalwart front.
Dare
To be courageous or bold enough to
I dare not say. How dare she go?.
Brave
Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
Dare
An act of daring; a challenge.
Brave
(obsolete) Having any sort of superiority or excellence.
Dare
(intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
I wouldn't dare (to) argue with my boss.
Brave
Making a fine show or display.
Dare
(transitive) To defy or challenge (someone to do something)
I dare you to kiss that girl.
Brave
Foolish or unwise.
Dare
(transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to
Will you dare death to reach your goal?
Brave
(dated) A Native American warrior.
Dare
(transitive) To terrify; to daunt.
Brave
(obsolete) A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
Dare
(transitive) To catch (larks) by producing terror through the use of mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they lie still till a net is thrown over them.
Brave
(obsolete) A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
Dare
(obsolete) To stare stupidly or vacantly; to gaze as though amazed or terrified.
Brave
(transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
After braving tricks on the high-dive, he braved a jump off the first diving platform.
Dare
(obsolete) To lie or crouch down in fear.
Brave
To adorn; to make fine or showy.
Dare
A challenge to prove courage.
Brave
Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; - opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
Dare
The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness.
Brave
Having any sort of superiority or excellence; - especially such as in conspicuous.
Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth.
It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall.
Dare
Defiance; challenge.
Brave
Making a fine show or display.
Wear my dagger with the braver grace.
For I have gold, and therefore will be brave.In silks I'll rattle it of every color.
Frog and lizard in holiday coatsAnd turtle brave in his golden spots.
Dare
(games) In the game truth or dare, the choice to perform a dare set by the other players.
When asked truth or dare, she picked dare.
Brave
A brave person; one who is daring.
The star-spangled banner, O,long may it waveO'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Dare
To have adequate or sufficient courage for any purpose; to be bold or venturesome; not to be afraid; to venture.
I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none.
Why then did not the ministers use their new law? Bacause they durst not, because they could not.
Who dared to sully her sweet love with suspicion.
The tie of party was stronger than the tie of blood, because a partisan was more ready to dare without asking why.
The pore dar plede (the poor man dare plead).
You know one dare not discover you.
The fellow dares not deceive me.
Here boldly spread thy hands, no venom'd weedDares blister them, no slimy snail dare creep.
Brave
Specifically, an Indian warrior.
Dare
To have courage for; to attempt courageously; to venture to do or to undertake.
What high concentration of steady feeling makes men dare every thing and do anything?
To wrest it from barbarism, to dare its solitudes.
Brave
A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
Hot braves like thee may fight.
Dare
To challenge; to provoke; to defy.
Time, I dare thee to discoverSuch a youth and such a lover.
Brave
A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
Demetrius, thou dost overween in all;And so in this, to bear me down with braves.
Dare
To lurk; to lie hid.
Brave
To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.
These I can brave, but those I can not bear.
Dare
To terrify; to daunt.
For I have done those follies, those mad mischiefs,Would dare a woman.
Brave
To adorn; to make fine or showy.
Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced or braved.
Dare
The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness; dash.
It lends a luster . . . A large dare to our great enterprise.
Brave
A North American Indian warrior
Dare
Defiance; challenge.
Childish, unworthy daresAre not enought to part our powers.
Sextus PompeiusHath given the dare to Cæsar.
Brave
People who are brave;
The home of the free and the brave
Dare
A small fish; the dace.
Brave
Face or endure with courage;
She braved the elements
Dare
A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy;
He could never refuse a dare
Brave
Possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching;
Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring
A frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain
Set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory
Dare
Take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission;
How dare you call my lawyer?
Brave
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation;
Audacious explorers
Fearless reporters and photographers
Intrepid pioneers
Dare
To be courageous enough to try or do something;
I don't dare call him
She dares to dress differently from the others
Brave
Brightly colored and showy;
Girls decked out in brave new dresses
Brave banners flying
`braw' is a Scottish word
A dress a bit too gay for her years
Birds with gay plumage
Dare
Challenge;
I dare you!
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