Betekenis van dare In het Nederlands

• 0 to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous, or to be rude or silly enough to do something that you have no right to do:

  • I was going to ask if his dog was better, but I didn't dare in case she had died.

  • [ + (to) infinitive ] Everyone in the office complains that he smells awful, but nobody dares (to) mention it to him.

  • [ + infinitive without to ] I wouldn't dare have a party in my flat in case the neighbours complained.

  • Dare you tell him the news?

  • I don't dare think how much it's going to cost.

  • UK I daren't think how much it's going to cost.

  • UK Do you dare (to) tell him the news?

  • I'd never dare (to) talk to my mother the way Brandon talks to his.

  • [ + to infinitive ] He was under attack for daring to criticize the mayor.

• 1 to ask someone to do something that involves risk:

  • Wear the low-cut blouse with your pink shorts - go on, I dare you!

  • [ + to infinitive ] I dare you to ask him to dance.

• 2 something you do because someone dares you to:

  • He jumped in the river at twelve o'clock last night as (also US on/ UK for) a dare.

• 3 to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous or that you should not do:

  • [ T ] She wouldn’t dare go out alone there at night.

  • [ I ] He wanted to touch it, but he didn’t dare.

  • [ +to infinitive ] I can’t believe you dare to talk to me this way!

• 4 to ask someone to do something that involves risk:

  • I dare you to ask him to dance.

• 5 something difficult or dangerous that you do because someone asks you to do it:

  • He jumped into the river on a dare.