dare

dare
01. I [dare] you to jump off the 5-meter diving board.
02. Don't you [dare] speak to me like that!
03. Since Alfredo was thrown by a horse, he hasn't [dared] go riding again.
04. She [dared] me to jump off the roof of the garage, so I did.
05. The young boys apparently stole the car on a [dare], but were caught by police, and charged.
06. He wouldn't [dare] tell his wife about having had an affair or she'd leave him.
07. Don't you kids [dare] touch that apple pie until after supper.
08. Joseph Cotter once said, "Train your head and hands to do, your head and heart to [dare]."
09. The diver did a [daring] back flip off the 10 meter board, and entered the water without a splash.
10. Terrorists made a horrifying, [daring] attack on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
11. Carmel Snow once said that elegance is good taste plus a dash of [daring].
12. Bullfights in Portugal are a contest of elegance, [daring], and skill.
13. The rope bridge connecting the mainland of Northern Ireland with the island of Carrick-a-Rede is a popular, if [daring], stop for tourists.
14. A Hindustani proverb notes that dictators ride to and fro on tigers from which they [dare] not dismount.
15. Helen Keller once suggested that life is either a [daring] adventure or nothing.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • dare — [lat. dare ] (pres. do /dɔ/ o dò [radd. sint.], dai, dà, diamo, date, danno ; imperf. davo, davi, ecc.; pass. rem. dièdi o dètti, désti, diède [poet. diè ] o dètte, démmo, déste, dièdero [poet. dièro ] o dèttero ; fut. darò, darai, ecc.; condiz.… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • dare — verb. 1. Dare is an example of a so called semi modal auxiliary verb, because, like the modal verbs can, may, should, etc., it is used in certain special ways, but unlike these fully modal verbs it can also behave like an ordinary verb. Its… …   Modern English usage

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  • Dare — (d[^a]r), v. i. [imp. {Durst} (d[^u]rst) or {Dared} (d[^a]rd); p. p. {Dared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daring}.] [OE. I dar, dear, I dare, imp. dorste, durste, AS. ic dear I dare, imp. dorste. inf. durran; akin to OS. gidar, gidorsta, gidurran, OHG. tar …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • dare — [der, dar] vi. DARED, daring; 3d pers. sing., pres. indic., dare, dared, dares [ME dar, der < OE dear, dearr, 1st pers. sing., pres. indic. of durran, to dare < IE base * dhers , to dare > Gr tharsein, to be bold] to have enough courage… …   English World dictionary

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