dares

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɛəz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɛɹz/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /deːz/
• (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /deəz/
• (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA^(key): /diəz/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /deɹz/
• (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA^(key): /dɜː(ɹ)z/
• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)z
• Homophone: dears (cheer–chair merger)

dares

1. plural of dare

dares

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of dare

The auxiliary form of dare usually does not conjugate for the third person singular. “Dare he do it?” and “He dare not do it.”

• Dears, Redas, SDAer, Serda, arsed, dears, rades, rased, reads

dares

1. second-person singular preterite indicative of dar

dares

1. second-person singular personal infinitive of dar

darēs

1. second-person singular imperfect active subjunctive of dō

dares

1. second-person singular personal infinitive of dar