dare
/ˈdɛɹ/
verbnoun
Core
1.v.take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
“How dare you call my lawyer?”
2.v.to be courageous enough to try or do something
“I don't dare call him”
3.v.challenge
“I dare you!”
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dare and presume share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. dare means “take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission”. presume means “take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof”. dare is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈdɛɹ/
1.v.take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
“How dare you call my lawyer?”
2.v.to be courageous enough to try or do something
“I don't dare call him”
3.v.challenge
“I dare you!”
/pɹɪˈzum/
1.v.take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
“I assume his train was late”
2.v.take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
“How dare you call my lawyer?”
3.v.constitute reasonable evidence for
“A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food”
| dare | presume | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛɹ/ | /pɹɪˈzum/ |
| Said | der | pri-ZOOM |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Letters | 4 | 7 |
| Parts of speech | verb, noun | verb |
| Senses | 4 | 4 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | make bold, presume | assume, take for granted |
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