Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
OE. I dar, dear, I dare, imp. dorste, durste, AS. ic dear, I dare, imp. dorste,. inf. durran,; akin to OS. gidar, gidorsta, gidurran, OHG. tar, torsta, turran, Goth. gadar, gadaúrsta, Gr. tharsei^n , tharrei^n , to be bold, tharsy`s , bold, Skr. Dhrsh, to be bold. √70
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
M. E. darce—O. Fr. dars—Low L. dardus, a dart or javelin—of Teut. origin. So called from its quickness.
In literature:
You know that to-day is Pancake day, and because you think we haven't any butter and milk you don't dare speak.
"Nobody's Boy" by Hector Malot
We dare not usurp a privilege which has no other basis than our inner task.
"The Goose Man" by Jacob Wassermann
I dare say he lost himself, poor chap.
"The Peril Finders" by George Manville Fenn
I dared not tell him the truth, dared not say that I could not do what he asked.
"The Day of Judgment" by Joseph Hocking
He had not dared to say a word to her about her father, whose death had taken place not yet three months since.
"Ralph the Heir" by Anthony Trollope
He had no doubt that Braithwaite, in his new incarnation as a General, did dare to love her.
"The Kingdom Round the Corner" by Coningsby Dawson
Who is anxious for me, whom I can dare to thank, whom I may dare to love?
"The Bertrams" by Anthony Trollope
The giant figure in the White House alone had dared to brook his anger and block the way; for old Stoneman was the Congress of the United States.
"The Clansman" by Thomas Dixon
Mrs. Clifton was terrified at her husband's boldness, but dared not protest; however, she observed that it was a big undertaking.
"The Bill-Toppers" by Andre Castaigne
The latter was Chios, of whom she dared not think.
"Saronia" by Richard Short
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In poetry:
Dare to do right,
Dare to do right,
Let your motto ever be
Dare to do right.
"Red Ribbon" by Julia A Moore
"But I will dare,
With a goodly drought,
To drink, nor spare
Till my thirst be out.
"Abu Midjan" by George MacDonald
My eyes scarce dare meet you
Lest they should prove
I but respond to you
And do not love.
"No One So Much As You" by Edward Thomas
I can write no stately proem
As a prelude to my lay;
From a poet to a poem
I would dare to say.
"To My Wife With a Copy of My Poems" by Oscar Wilde
Light in the eyes again,
Strength in the hand,
A spirit dares, dies, forgives
And can understand.
"The Approach" by Robert Nichols
Light in the eyes again,
Strength in the hand,
A spirit dares, dies, forgives,
And can understand!
"The Day's March" by Robert Nichols
In news:
Al Pelayo, Drake Thomas and Lance Thomas shared their daring plans with the community and the Maui County Council at a General Plan Committee meeting held on July 23 in Wailuku.
It's a brave man who would dare to put his hands in the mouth of a tiger.
We dare you to find a salad, sandwich or snack that isn't delicious.
In the latest I dare ya, Ducouer, Nicole tries her hand at being a model -- but it isn't what you think.
Severed heads, stumbling zombies, and other ghoulish surprises await brave souls who dare to wander through Markoff 's Haunted Forest.
With scatterguns close at hand, the groom dared not flee.
His daring stunts fascinated audiences.
But Charlie D'Agata reports that the daring plan wasn't quite what it seemed.
Try to stump Crowfield's Parker Gins (second from right), we dare ya.
Nairobi Journal;Take (On) the Minibuses, if You Dare.
Naturalism to the Daring.
Dare's Funeral Home made the arrangements.
A Daring Look for Daytime.
He downplayed dangerous submission specialist Rousimar Palhares ahead of UFC 88 to the point that you'd have thought the UFC plucked a random name out of the hat for him on a drunken dare.
None Dare Call It Default.
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In science:
Factor graph for the joint difficulty-abilityresponse estimation (DARE) model.
How To Grade a Test Without Knowing the Answers --- A Bayesian Graphical Model for Adaptive Crowdsourcing and Aptitude Testing
We empirically tested the DARE model discussed in Section 3.1 using a dataset of responses to a standard intelligence test, called Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM) (Raven), which falls within the category of multiple choice domains.
How To Grade a Test Without Knowing the Answers --- A Bayesian Graphical Model for Adaptive Crowdsourcing and Aptitude Testing
First, we investigate the DARE model’s ability to handle missing correct answers yq .
How To Grade a Test Without Knowing the Answers --- A Bayesian Graphical Model for Adaptive Crowdsourcing and Aptitude Testing
When provided with the responses of all 120 participants the DARE model correctly infers the correct responses for 46 of the questions.
How To Grade a Test Without Knowing the Answers --- A Bayesian Graphical Model for Adaptive Crowdsourcing and Aptitude Testing
One can think of DARE as an aggregator that receives the responses of a crowd of participants, and outputs the inferred answer for each question.
How To Grade a Test Without Knowing the Answers --- A Bayesian Graphical Model for Adaptive Crowdsourcing and Aptitude Testing
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