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braved

/bɹeɪvd/

braved is the simple past and past participle of brave.

Meaning of brave

Verb

brave (third-person singular simple present braves, present participle braving, simple past and past participle braved)

  1. (transitive) To encounter or withstand with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
    • After braving tricks on the high-dive, he braved a jump off the first diving platform.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To adorn; to make fine or showy.
    • Face not me. Thou hast braved many men; brave
      not me. I will neither be faced nor braved.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Questions about braved

What is braved the simple past and past participle of?
Braved is the simple past and past participle of brave.
How do you pronounce braved?
Braved is pronounced /bɹeɪvd/.

Words near braved in the dictionary

  1. brave
  2. brave as a lion
  3. brave new world
  4. brave new worlds
  5. brave out
  6. braved
  7. braved out
  8. braveheart
  9. bravehearted
  10. bravehearts
  11. bravehood

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