dare
verb (used without object)
to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough.
dared
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past participleof dare.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dare.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dareverb (used without object)to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough.
Example Sentences
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Buoyed by a youthful sense of invincibility, they dared one another to leap, waiting for another to move, like emperor penguin chicks before a first arctic plunge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Now, Parker dared Gorsuch to take his “property,” announcing, “I intend to fight.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
"It is truly my dearest wish that this opens the way for other women who might not have dared until now," the 59-year-old, who lives in Anglet in southwestern France, said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
I had one cancel on me at pickup last week because I dared to confirm his name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
They went as slow and as close as they dared, past Turtle Beach and round the point of Frigate Bird Cliffs.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
