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How do you use dare not in a sentence?
Dare not is always followed by an infinitive without to. He dared not show that he was afraid. In other kinds of negative sentence, you can use an infinitive with or without to after dare. No one dares disturb him.
Is it dare not or do not dare?
Senior Member. ‘Dare’ has unusual grammar, and is sometimes an auxiliary verb (look for earlier threads on this), but as se16teddy says, it’s always ‘don’t you dare’ here in an imperative sentence. If you were afraid to talk, you might say ‘I dare not talk’, where it’s an auxiliary.
How do you use DARE in a sentence?
Dare sentence example
- Don’t you dare leave me here.
- Don’t dare to say it was her fault.
- How dare you say he is dishonorable?
- I did not dare to ask about him.
- And don’t you dare go in that mine!
- She didn’t dare turn around, not certain she’d be able to witness Toni throwing herself at Xander without laughing at him.
What are the grammar rules for DARE?
Dare means “have the courage to do something” and can behave either as a modal verb or as a main verb:
- As a modal verb, dare is used in negative and interrogative sentences; it is followed by a bare infinitive:
- Dare as a main verb can be followed by a bare infinitive or a to -infinitive:
Is it dare or dare?
Dare is a semi-modal verb. The speaker can choose whether to use the auxiliary “to” when forming negative and interrogative sentences. For example, “I don’t dare (to) go” and “I dare not go” are both correct. Similarly “Dare you go?” and “Do you dare (to) go?” are both correct.
What is the saying dare not?
1 verb If you do not dareto do something, you do not have enough courage to do it, or you do not want to do it because you fear the consequences. If you dareto do something, you do something which requires a lot of courage.
Would not dare meaning?
If you do not dare to do something, you do not have enough courage to do it, or you do not want to do it because you fear the consequences.
Is it dare to or dare to?
Did not dare meaning?
verb. If you do not dare to do something, you do not have enough courage to do it, or you do not want to do it because you fear the consequences.
What’s dare stand for?
Drug Abuse Resistance Education
Drug Abuse Resistance Education/Full name
D.A.R.E. stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. It is a drug abuse prevention education program designed to equip elementary, middle and high school children with knowledge about drug abuse, the consequences of abuse, and skills for resisting peer pressure to experiment with drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
What is the past form of dare?
dared
dare Definitions and Synonyms
present tense | |
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he/she/it | dares |
present participle | daring |
past tense | dared |
past participle | dared |
What is the past tense of dare?