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brave


Definition: Meaning of, brave in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / breɪv /

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brave braver bravest
  1. dealing with danger, pain, or difficult situations with courage and confidence [=  courageous]
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  2. the brave [plural] brave people
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  3. very good
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  4. put on a brave face/front to pretend that you are happy when you are really very upset
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  5. brave new world a situation or a way of doing something that is new and exciting and meant to improve people's lives
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
brave braved braved
Present Participle Third Person Singular
braving braves
[transitive]
  1. to deal with a difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant situation
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  2. brave it out to deal bravely with something that is frightening or difficult
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brave braves
  1. [countable] a young fighting man from a Native American tribe
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brave used in phrases

  • Brave New World
    1. a novel written in 1932 by the British writer Aldous Huxley, which imagines an advanced society of the future in which many people seem to have easy and pleasant lives, but in fact no-one has any freedom. This phrase, which was first used in Shakespeare's play The Tempest, is now used to describe any society like this.
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brave used in phrasal verbs

  • brave out (phrasal verb)
    1. to deal with an unpleasant situation in a confident, patient, and determined way
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