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adjective | verb | noun bravebrave1 /breɪv/ ●●● W3 adjective ETYMOLOGYbrave1Origin: 1400-1500 French Old Italian and Old Spanish bravo brave, wild, from Latin barbarus THESAURUSdealing with danger, pain, or difficult situations confidently without becoming afraid or upset► bravedealing with danger, pain, or difficult situations confidently without becoming afraid or upset: She has put up a brave fight against cancer. The statue was erected in memory of the brave soldiers who died in the war. ► courageous very brave, especially when fighting for something you believe in: We need a courageous leader who will stand up for what is right. ► bold confident and willing to take risks: Rebecca was a bold woman, willing to say what she thought. ► fearless not afraid of anything or anyone: She is a fearless campaigner for human rights. ► adventurous used about someone who enjoys going to new places and doing new, possibly dangerous, things: The hike to Machu Picchu will appeal to the adventurous traveler. ► daring willing to do dangerous things, or showing this quality: The soldiers made a daring rescue of the hostages. ► heroic extremely brave or determined, and admired by many people: The country will always be grateful to these heroic men and women. ► valiant formal done in a very brave way, especially in a difficult situation: The firefighters made a valiant effort to rescue the people in the burning building. ► intrepid formal willing to do dangerous things or go to dangerous places: Lewis and Clark were the intrepid explorers who first crossed the country to the Pacific coast. 1dealing with danger, pain, or difficult situations confidently without becoming afraid or upset: She has put up a brave fight against cancer. The statue was erected in memory of the brave soldiers who died in the war.THESAURUScourageous – very brave, especially when fighting for something you believe in: We need a courageous leader who will stand up for what is right.bold – confident and willing to take risks: Rebecca was a bold woman, willing to say what she thought.fearless – not afraid of anything or anyone: She is a fearless campaigner for human rights.adventurous – used about someone who enjoys going to new places and doing new, possibly dangerous, things: The hike to Machu Picchu will appeal to the adventurous traveler.daring – willing to do dangerous things, or showing this quality: The soldiers made a daring rescue of the hostages.heroic – extremely brave or determined, and admired by many people: The country will always be grateful to these heroic men and women.valiant formal – done in a very brave way, especially in a difficult situation: The firefighters made a valiant effort to rescue the people in the burning building.intrepid formal – willing to do dangerous things or go to dangerous places: Lewis and Clark were the intrepid explorers who first crossed the country to the Pacific coast.2put on a brave face to pretend that you are happy when you are really very upset: My parents put on a brave face, but I knew they’d have to sell the house.3the brave brave people [Origin: 1400–1500 French, Old Italian and Old Spanish bravo brave, wild, from Latin barbarus]—bravely adverb adjective | verb | noun bravebrave2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEbrave |
| Present | I, you, we, they | brave | | he, she, it | braves | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | braved | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have braved | | he, she, it | has braved | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had braved | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will brave | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have braved |
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| Present | I | am braving | | he, she, it | is braving | | you, we, they | are braving | | Past | I, he, she, it | was braving | | you, we, they | were braving | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been braving | | he, she, it | has been braving | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been braving | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be braving | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been braving |
► braved the elements Over 45,000 football fans braved the elements (=went out in bad weather) to watch Denver beat Miami. to deal with a difficult, dangerous, or bad situation: We decided to brave the city traffic. Over 45,000 football fans braved the elements (=went out in bad weather) to watch Denver beat Miami.brave something out phrasal verb to deal bravely with something that is frightening or difficult adjective | verb | noun bravebrave3 noun [countable] a young fighting man from a Native American tribe |