0 past simple and past participle of dare
1 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.
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.
She fixed the child with a stare of such disapproval he did not dare move.
I wouldn't dare say anything against him to his mother!
He's a bit possessive about his CDs - I wouldn't dare ask to borrow them.
And nowhere had anyone dared monumentality on the scale of the great platform and tiled vaults soaring 15 storeys into the air above.
They dared not come out boldly for protective tariffs, or even for any considerable increase in imperial preference.
He formulated the project of composing some; he dared to be a creator.
