Dares

Meaning of Dares

verb, 3rd person present
  1. have the courage to do something.
    a story he dare not write down
    she leaned forward as far as she dared
  2. defy or challenge (someone) to do something.
    she was daring him to disagree
    swap with me, I dare you
  3. take the risk of; brave.
    few dared his wrath
plural noun
  1. a challenge, especially to prove courage.
    she ran across a main road for a dare

Old English durran, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic gadaursan, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek tharsein and Sanskrit dhṛṣ- ‘be bold’.

Information about Dares

  • The singular form of Dares is: Dare.
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Hyphenation of Dares

Dares

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • Dares is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Dares synonyms

Meaning dare to do or say something that may be considered audacious (often used as a polite expression of hesitation or apology):

venture

Meaning be arrogant or impertinent enough to do something:

presume

Meaning dispute the truth or validity of:

challenge

Meaning stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone:

provoke

Meaning provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction:

goad

Meaning provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks:

taunt

Meaning appear to be challenging (someone) to do or prove something:

defy

Meaning order (someone) to be present:

summon

Meaning make a polite, formal, or friendly request to (someone) to go somewhere or to do something:

invite

Meaning offer (a certain price) for something, especially at an auction:

bid

Meaning action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately:

provocation

Meaning a strong glove with a long, loose wrist:

gauntlet

Meaning a written or verbal request inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something:

invitation

Meaning a final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations:

ultimatum

Meaning an order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing such an order:

summons

Anagrams of Dares

arsed, Dears, dears, eards, rased, reads, sared

Words that rhyme with Dares

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