daring

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
noun the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
verb take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

It was a most daring thought. — The Blue Castle: a novel, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
Grantaire was a daring drinker of dreams. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
Clay's so hot-headed, and Trevison is so daring! — 'Firebrand' Trevison, Charles Alden Seltzer

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