dare
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
he could never refuse a dare
Types & categories
- challenge hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
How dare you call my lawyer?
Types & categories
- act hypernym
Related & opposite
- presumption derivation
Sense 3 verb
to be courageous enough to try or do something
I don't dare call him
Types & categories
- act hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
challenge
I dare you!
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Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dare |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dare |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | challenge |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | presumption |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | boldness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | daring |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | daring |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | defiance |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | challenge |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | brazen |