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1. (adj.) brave
possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance.
2. brave
making a fine appearance.
3. brave
Archaic. excellent; fine; admirable.
4. (n.) brave
a brave person.
5. brave
a warrior, esp. among North American Indians.
6. brave
Obs.
7. brave
a bully.
8. brave
a boast or challenge.
9. (v.t.) brave
to meet or face courageously:
to brave dangers.
10. brave
to defy; dare.
11. brave
Obs. to make splendid.
12. (v.i.) brave
Obs. to boast; brag.
Etymology: (1475–85; < MF < Sp bravo (&whence;It) < VL *brabus for L barbarusbarbarous)
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| Definition of 'brave' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) brave
a North American Indian warrior
2. (adj) brave
people who are brave
"the home of the free and the brave"
3. (adj) brave, courageous
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
"Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory"
4. (adj) audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
"audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"
5. (verb) brave, braw, gay
brightly colored and showy
"girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage"
6. (verb) weather, endure, brave, brave out
face and withstand with courage
"She braved the elements"
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1. (adjective) brave
≠ cowardly
a brave attempt to reach the mountain top; Be brave - it won't hurt.
2. (verb) brave
to face with courage
to brave the bitter cold
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) brave
a brave person; one who is daring
2. (noun) brave
specifically, an Indian warrior
3. (noun) brave
a man daring beyond discretion; a bully
4. (noun) brave
a challenge; a defiance; bravado
5. brave
bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act
6. brave
having any sort of superiority or excellence; -- especially such as in conspicuous
7. brave
making a fine show or display
8. (verb) brave
to encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare
9. (verb) brave
to adorn; to make fine or showy
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Sense: without fear of danger, pain etc
a brave soldier; a brave deed; You're very brave; It was brave of him to fight such an enemy.
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 Afrikaans: dapper, moedig |
 Arabic: شجاع |
 Bulgarian: смел |
 Brazilian: corajoso |
 Czech: statečný |
 German: tapfer |
 Danish: tapper; modig |
 Greek: γενναίος |
 Spanish: valiente, valeroso |
 Estonian: vapper |
 Farsi: شجاع |
 Finnish: urhea |
 French: brave |
 Hebrew: אָמִיץ |
 Hindi: साहसी |
 Croatian: hrabar |
 Hungarian: bátor |
 Indonesian: berani |
 Icelandic: hugrakkur |
 Italian: coraggioso |
 Japanese: 勇敢な |
 Korean: 용감한 |
 Lithuanian: drąsus |
 Latvian: drosmīgs; drošs; drošsird |
 Malay: berani |
 Dutch: moedig |
 Norwegian: modig, tapper |
 Polish: odważny |
 Persian: شجاع |
 Pashto: زړورتیا |
 Portuguese: corajoso |
 Romanian: brav, curajos |
 Russian: смелый |
 Slovak: statočný |
 Slovenian: pogumen |
 Serbian: hrabar |
 Swedish: modig, tapper |
 Thai: กล้า |
 Turkish: cesur |
 Taiwanese: 勇敢的 |
 Ukrainian: хоробрий, сміливий |
 Urdu: بہادر ، دلیر |
 Vietnamese: gan dạ |
 Chinese: 勇敢的 |
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