Durst - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dərst|
Brit.
|dɜːst|
verb
- (archaic) simple past tense of dare1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost Book I, line 49
Four and Twenty tailors went to kill a snail; the best man among them durst not touch her tail...
Who durst defy the omnipotent to arms
Pretty soul, she durst not lie, near this lack-love, this kill-courtesy.
- 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 2, ch. 6, Monk SamsonWho durst defy the omnipotent to arms
Pretty soul, she durst not lie, near this lack-love, this kill-courtesy.
nor was there a monk who durst speak to me, nor a laic who durst bring me food except by stealth.
- 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure IslandCaptain Smollett, the squire, and Dr. Livesey were talking together on the quarterdeck, and, anxious as I was to tell them my story, I durst not interrupt them.
- 1896, A. E. Housman, A Shropshire Lad, XXX, lines 1-2:Others, I am not the first,
Have willed more mischief than they durst'
Have willed more mischief than they durst'
Extra examples
I dare not protest.
She didn't dare open her mouth.
I'll tell her about it. - Don't you dare!
How dare you listen to a private conversation?
I dare you to jump the stream!
Who dares wins. брит.
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