dares
UK/dɛəz/US/dɛɹz/
dares is the plural of dare.
dares is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dare.
Meaning of dare
Noun (1)
dare (plural dares)
- A challenge to prove courage.
- I did it just for a dare.
- The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness.
- It lends a lustre […] / A large dare to our great enterprise.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- Defiance; challenge.
- Childish, unworthy dares / Are not enough to part our powers.[1611?], Homer, “(please specify |book=I to XXIV)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer...
- In the game truth or dare, the choice to perform a dare set by the other players.
- When asked truth or dare, she picked dare.
Noun (2)
dare (plural dares)
- A small fish, the dace
- The Dare is not unlike a Chub, but proportionably less; his Body is more white and flatter, and his Tail more forked.1766, Richard Brookes, The art of angling, rock and sea-fishing
Proper noun capitalized: Dares
Dares
- plural of Dare
Phrases with dares
Words that rhyme with dares
Questions about dares
- What is dares the plural of?
- Dares is the plural of dare.
- What part of speech is dares?
- Dares is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce dares?
- Dares is pronounced /dɛəz/ (UK).
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