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brave

/bɹeɪv/

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What does brave mean?

adjective

  1. Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
  2. Making a fine show or display.
  3. Foolish or unwise.
More meanings (8)

verb

  1. To encounter or withstand with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.
  2. (obsolete) To adorn; to make fine or showy.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A census-designated place in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States.

adjective

  1. (obsolete) Having any sort of superiority or excellence.

noun

  1. (dated) A Native American warrior.
  2. (obsolete) A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.
  3. (obsolete) A challenge; a defiance; bravado.

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IPA pronunciation

/bɹeɪv/

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The cannon with their noses poked slantingly at the ground grunted and grumbled like stout men, brave but with objections to hurry.
Stephen CraneThe Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil WarProject Gutenberg ebook #73
The brave fellows whom I have persuaded to be my companions look towards me for aid, but I have none to bestow.
Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyFrankenstein; or, the modern prometheusProject Gutenberg ebook #84
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Everybody was frantic over this loss, and two brave yeomen sacrificed their lives in ransacking the burning house seeking that valuable personage.
Mark TwainA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtProject Gutenberg ebook #86
Marcus, terrified, but too brave to run, had picked up a jagged stone with his left hand and stood on the defensive.
Frank NorrisMcTeague: A Story of San FranciscoProject Gutenberg ebook #165
Was he alone, that long night, whose brave, loving spirit was bearing up, in that old shed, against buffeting and brutal stripes?
Harriet Beecher StoweUncle Tom's CabinProject Gutenberg ebook #203