I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bold/daring move (= taking a lot of courage )
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The writers made a bold move by kiling off the main character.
a daring rescue
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The lifeboat crew has been honoured for a daring rescue on the Cleveland coast.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
even
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He seemed unable to meet the coroner's eyes, not daring even to look in his direction.
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The nomes sat in the noisy darkness, not daring even to speak, and felt their world vanishing.
ever
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She had not imagined she would ever dare say this aloud.
hardly
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Hardly daring to breathe, hardly daring to even think, she closed her eyes in a sort of helpless defeat.
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Forget all those tales of our taking our position at dawn and staying there hardly daring to move.
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She dragged Nick into the line of waiting children and stood, eyes on the ground, hardly daring to breathe.
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I sat very still, hardly daring to move my head.
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Hardly daring to trust himself, he gently replaced the receiver.
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At first, Lucien had watched them in awed fascination, hardly daring to practise any movements himself for fear of ridicule.
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I hardly dare to mention the 15 percent. average rate of inflation under the last Labour Government.
how
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How dare she sit like that in front of a man of his age!
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How dare you meddle in people's lives?
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How dare you, miss, turn the Feathers into little better than a bawdy-house?
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How dare they believe that they could stand before the flower of Bretonnian chivalry!
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How dare he order her about like that?
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How dare he? she thought, after more or less flaunting that - that woman in front of me.
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How dare you pretend to be attracted to me?
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How dare Lou leave them on their own?
most
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This is the latest and most daring in a sequence of dramatic stairs designed by Jiricna.
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Perhaps the overall disc lacks variety, but it confirms Burwell's position as the most daring , inventive composer around.
never
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These are the shows that Springer would never dare to make.
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Buying that blank tape had been a waste, for she knew she would never dare play it back.
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She thought she would never dare touch anything in this house in case she left marks.
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He needs a shrink, Kate thought, but she knew she would never dare suggest it.
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Never daring to use them on a regular basis, they were placed inside a display cabinet for many years.
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The Bogeyman would never dare enter the kitchen.
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I seek guidance, never dare I offer it in such matters.
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And how many men staggered out of Fatal Attraction swearing they'd never dare flirt with a woman again?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Dare we take this decision without consulting the Prime Minister?
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I don't dare tell my mom and dad.
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My sister used to steal things from stores, but I would never dare .
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No one dared to go into the old house at night.
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She was so high up now that she didn't dare look down.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Wilson said his idea for the invention started out as a dare .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It was a dare she accepted.
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Jamal creeps into Forrester's apartment for a dare , but accidentally leaves his notebook behind.
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Or has Lester manipulated me into this recklessness, like a schoolboy dare ?
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The dare of her gaze was the proof.