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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Brave \Brave\, n.
     1. A brave person; one who is daring.
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              The star-spangled banner, O,long may it wave
              O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
                                                    --F. S. Key.
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     2. Specifically, an Indian warrior.
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     3. A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
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              Hot braves like thee may fight.       --Dryden.
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     4. A challenge; a defiance; bravado. [Obs.]
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              Demetrius, thou dost overween in all;
              And so in this, to bear me down with braves. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Brave \Brave\, a. [Compar. Braver; superl. Bravest.] [F.
     brave, It. or Sp. bravo, (orig.) fierce, wild, savage, prob.
     from. L. barbarus. See Barbarous, and cf. Bravo.]
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     1. Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to
        cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
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     2. Having any sort of superiority or excellence; --
        especially such as in conspicuous. [Obs. or Archaic as
        applied to material things.]
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              Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth.
                                                    --Bacon.
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              It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall.
                                                    --Pepys.
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     3. Making a fine show or display. [Archaic]
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              Wear my dagger with the braver grace. --Shak.
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              For I have gold, and therefore will be brave.
              In silks I'll rattle it of every color. --Robert
                                                    Greene.
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              Frog and lizard in holiday coats
              And turtle brave in his golden spots. --Emerson.
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     Syn: Courageous; gallant; daring; valiant; valorous; bold;
          heroic; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; magnanimous;
          high-spirited; stout-hearted. See Gallant.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Brave \Brave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braved; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Braving.]
     1. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at
        defiance; to defy; to dare.
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              These I can brave, but those I can not bear.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To adorn; to make fine or showy. [Obs.]
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              Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast
              braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced
              or braved.                            --Shak.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Brave \Brave\ (br[=a]v), a. [Compar. Braver; superl.
     Bravest.] [F. brave, It. or Sp. bravo, (orig.) fierce,
     wild, savage, prob. from. L. barbarus. See Barbarous, and
     cf. Bravo.]
     1. Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to
        cowardly; as, a brave man; a brave act.
  
     2. Having any sort of superiority or excellence; --
        especially such as in conspicuous. [Obs. or Archaic as
        applied to material things.]
  
              Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
              It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall.
                                                    --Pepys.
  
     3. Making a fine show or display. [Archaic]
  
              Wear my dagger with the braver grace. --Shak.
  
              For I have gold, and therefore will be brave. In
              silks I'll rattle it of every color.  --Robert
                                                    Greene.
  
              Frog and lizard in holiday coats And turtle brave in
              his golden spots.                     --Emerson.
  
     Syn: Courageous; gallant; daring; valiant; valorous; bold;
          heroic; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; magnanimous;
          high-spirited; stout-hearted. See Gallant.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Brave \Brave\, n.
     1. A brave person; one who is daring.
  
              The star-spangled banner, O,long may it wave O'er
              the land of the free and the home of the brave. --F.
                                                    S. Key.
  
     2. Specifically, an Indian warrior.
  
     3. A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
  
              Hot braves like thee may fight.       --Dryden.
  
     4. A challenge; a defiance; bravado. [Obs.]
  
              Demetrius, thou dost overween in all; And so in
              this, to bear me down with braves.    --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Brave \Brave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Braved (br[=a]vd); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Braving.]
     1. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at
        defiance; to defy; to dare.
  
              These I can brave, but those I can not bear.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. To adorn; to make fine or showy. [Obs.]
  
              Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast
              braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced
              or braved.                            --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  brave
       adj 1: possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with
              danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with
              danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"-
              Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed
              over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous
              example by leading them safely into and out of
              enemy-held territory" [syn: courageous, fearless]
              [ant: cowardly]
       2: invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers";
          "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid
          pioneers" [syn: audacious, dauntless, fearless, intrepid,
           unfearing]
       3: brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new
          dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish
          word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with
          gay plumage" [syn: braw, gay]
       n 1: a North American Indian warrior
       2: people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave"
          [ant: timid]
       v : face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements" [syn:
            weather, endure, brave out]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  brave
     Γαλλικά a.
     1 γενναίος
     2 αγαθός, τίμιος και απλοϊκός
     Γαλλικά n.
     (ετ παρωχ fr) λέξη που χρησιμοποιείται υποτιμητικά
     Ίντο adv.
     θαρραλέα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  brave
     Esperanto adv.
     bravely, valiantly
     Esperanto interj.
     bravo
     French a.
     1 (l en brave)
     2 honest
     French n.
     hero
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it bravo  f p)
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     (inflection of nb brav  def:sg//p)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Brave
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en CDP co/Greene County s/Pennsylvania c/US).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  brave
     a.
     Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
     n.
     1 (lb en dated) A Native American warrior.
     2 (lb en obsolete) A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
     3 (lb en obsolete) A challenge; a defiance; bravado.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to
  defy, to provoke.
     2 (lb en transitive obsolete) To adorn; to make fine or showy.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Brave
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en CDP co/Greene County s/Pennsylvania c/US).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  brave
     Esperanto adv.
     bravely, valiantly
     Esperanto interj.
     bravo
     French a.
     1 (l en brave)
     2 honest
     French n.
     hero
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it bravo  f p)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Brave
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en CDP co/Greene County s/Pennsylvania c/US).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  brave
     Esperanto adv.
     bravely, valiantly
     Esperanto interj.
     bravo
     French a.
     1 (l en brave)
     2 honest
     French n.
     hero
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it bravo  f p)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Brave
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en CDP co/Greene County s/Pennsylvania c/US).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  brave
     Ido adv.
     rohkeasti

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  brave
     Franska a.
     modig
     Franska n.
     modig man eller kvinna
     Franska vb.
     (böjning fr verb braver)
     Italienska a.
     (böjning it adj bravo)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Brave /bɹˈeɪv/
  الشّجعان

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  brave //bɹeɪv// 
  смел, хра́бър
  strong in the face of fear

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  brave //bɹeɪv// 
  излизам насреща на, предизвиквам