dares
v.v. to be brave enough to do something difficult or dangerous. You use this when someone challenges you to prove your courage.
v. to have the necessary courage or audacity to perform a specific action. Often used in interrogative or negative constructions to challenge or deny someone's bravery.
She dares to swim in the cold lake every morning.
No one in the office dares to disagree with the manager when he is in a bad mood.
The explorer dares to venture into uncharted territories where previous expeditions have failed, driven by a relentless desire for discovery.
Often followed by an infinitive with or without 'to'. In negative or interrogative sentences, it can behave like a modal verb ('he dare not go').
He dares not to goHe dare not goWhen used as a modal verb in the negative, 'dare' does not take an 's' for the third person and is followed by the bare infinitive.