BRAVE


Meaning of BRAVE in English

/ breɪv; NAmE / adjective , verb , noun

■ adjective ( braver , brav·est )

1.

( of a person ) willing to do things which are difficult, dangerous or painful; not afraid

SYN courageous :

brave men and women

Be brave!

I wasn't brave enough to tell her what I thought of her.

2.

( of an action ) requiring or showing courage :

a brave decision

She died after a brave fight against cancer.

He felt homesick, but made a brave attempt to appear cheerful.

3.

brave new (sometimes ironic ) new in an impressive way :

a vision of a brave new Britain

►  brave·ly adverb

►  bravery / ˈbreɪvəri; NAmE / noun [ U ]

SYN courage :

an award for outstanding bravery

acts of skill and bravery

IDIOMS

- (a) brave new world

- put on a brave face | put a brave face on sth

■ verb

[ vn ] to have to deal with sth difficult or unpleasant in order to achieve sth :

He did not feel up to braving the journalists at the airport.

Over a thousand people braved the elements (= went outside in spite of the bad weather) to attend the march.

■ noun

1.

the brave [ pl. ] people who are brave :

America, the land of the free and the home of the brave

2.

[ C ] ( old-fashioned ) a Native American warrior

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent.: from French , from Italian bravo bold or Spanish bravo courageous, untamed, savage, based on Latin barbarus from Greek barbaros foreign.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.