how to pronounce dare

/ˈdɛɹ/

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dare is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of dare in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… thing how could you how dare you see …”

meaning of dare

Dare means to ask someone to do something that is dangerous or difficult.

dare frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word dare occurs in english on average 23.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics dare can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that dare can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

2) people, society, and culture;