English Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition dare in British English

dare phrase

phrase
1

if you dare not hope, dream, or believe that something will happen or is true, you think it is very unlikely, but you would very much like it to happen

Example

I never dared dream that peace would come so soon.

Example

The work was finished much sooner than he'd ever dared hope.

Synonyms and related words
Definition dare  in British English