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braved

brave
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [breyv]
    • /breɪv/
    • /breɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [breyv]
    • /breɪv/

Definitions of braved word

  • adjective braved possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance. 1
  • adjective braved making a fine appearance. 1
  • adjective braved Archaic. excellent; fine; admirable. 1
  • noun braved a brave person. 1
  • noun braved a warrior, especially among North American Indian tribes. 1
  • noun braved Obsolete. a bully. a boast or challenge. 1

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Origin of braved

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Middle French < Spanish bravo (> Italian) < Vulgar Latin *brabus for Latin barbarus barbarous

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Braved

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

braved popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

braved usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for braved

adj braved

  • borne — Borne is the past participle of bear1.

verb braved

  • confronted — Simple past tense and past participle of confront.
  • defied — to challenge the power of; resist boldly or openly: to defy parental authority.
  • outfaced — Simple past tense and past participle of outface.
  • withstood — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.

adjective braved

  • gallanted — Simple past tense and past participle of gallant.
  • gamed — an amusement or pastime: children's games.

Antonyms for braved

adjective braved

  • fainted — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
  • lit — a simple past tense and past participle of light3 .
  • quieted — Simple past tense and past participle of quiet.

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