brave
IPA: brˈeɪv
noun
- (dated) A Native American warrior.
- (obsolete) A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
- (obsolete) A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
- A surname.
- A census-designated place in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States.
verb
- (transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
- (transitive, obsolete) To adorn; to make fine or showy.
adjective
- Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
- (obsolete) Having any sort of superiority or excellence.
- Making a fine show or display.
- (UK, euphemistic) Foolish or unwise.
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Examples of "brave" in Sentences
- "But that was not what we call a brave deed," said Roy, at length.
- I mean, they're sort of - they're extreme examples of what I call brave parenting.
- In other words, what you call brave to accept is what they struggle to achieve over thousands of lifetimes.
- Sisulu for what it called his brave undertaking to counter the effect of foreign culture, SABC radio news reported on Wednesday.
- So strictly, it would seem, do the mass of mankind confine the term brave and good to those who are the benefactors of themselves.
- I have often heard of your bravery in saving your fellow men from drowning, and I have sometimes wished I could see you; you are what I call a brave, clever fellow.
- When describing performances, critics often use the word 'brave' as a euphemism for 'naked', and Fassbender and Mulligan are extraordinarily brave here in both senses of the word.
- "Well, that is the truth, Billy; I ar'n't what you call a brave chap, and I can't fight a bit till some one hurts me, and then I s'pose I do let go, 'cause you see I feel nasty and sawage like, but that ar'n't being brave."
- _Ce brave homme_ (I like the old sacristan's term of _brave homme_, as it is one of the few untranslateable French words) flew to the cathedral at the moment that a horde of brigands had entered it to commence the work of mutilation; and, seconded by nothing but his known character for resolution, and an athletic person, fairly intimidated and turned them out for the time.
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