dares

See also: Dares, darès, dåres, and daręs

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɛəz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɛɹz/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /deːz/
• (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /deəz/
• (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /diəz/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /deɹz/
• (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA^(key): /dɜː(ɹ)z/
• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)z
• Homophone: dears (cheer–chair merger)

Noun

dares

1. plural of dare

Verb

dares

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dare

Usage notes

The auxiliary form of dare usually does not conjugate for the third person singular. “Dare he do it?” and “He dare not do it.”

Anagrams

• Dears, Redas, SDAer, Serda, arsed, dears, rades, rased, reads

Catalan

Verb

dares

1. second-person singular preterite indicative of dar

Galician

Verb

dares

1. second-person singular personal infinitive of dar

Latin

Verb

darēs

1. second-person singular imperfect active subjunctive of dō

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈda.ɾis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈda.ɾis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈda.ɾiʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈda.ɾes/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈda.ɾɨʃ/

Verb

dares

1. second-person singular personal infinitive of dar