brave

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Pronunciation[change]

Adjective[change]

Positive
brave

Comparative
braver

Superlative
bravest

  1. If you are brave, fear will not stop you.
    You must be very brave to run into a burning house.
    She has been brave about her disease.

Noun[change]

Singular
brave

Plural
braves

  1. (countable) A brave is a Native American warrior.

Verb[change]

Plain form
brave

Third-person singular
braves

Past tense
braved

Past participle
braved

Present participle
braving

  1. If you brave something or someone, you overcome your fear of that.
    He braved a jump off of the diving board.

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