Meaning of the word brave

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s something so brave and inspirational about being that person.


—Christian Holub, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2023




Tiny, cheeky, brave.


—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023




With his calm voice and easy laughter, O’Brien remained upbeat and brave, wanting to put everyone at ease.


—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023




Thus, be brave and take the under.


—Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023




Just be brave and put in the work.


—Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2023




The leader suggests that the promotion presents the right circumstances for their team member to be brave, pushing for something that furthers their career growth.


—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023




The Good News: God will guide and support you throughout your pregnancy. 14 2 Chronicles 15:7 But as for you, be brave and don’t lose heart, because your work will be rewarded!


—Olivia Muenter, Woman’s Day, 9 Mar. 2023




For some, just getting out of bed is being brave.


—Justin Baldoni, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023

Most of us have to brave a headache-inducing commute just to get to work every day.


—Michael Murney, Chron, 8 Mar. 2023




There are two street style camps in Paris this season—those who are willing to brave the cold and go coatless for the sake of fashion, and others who are bundling up in their warmest furs and scarves.


—Phil Oh, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2023




Thick sheets of ice blanketed North Texas roads Wednesday as the year’s first major winter storm stretched into another day, prolonging cancellations and closures and prompting some residents to brave the cold for groceries or fresh air.


—Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2023




To brave the chilly weather, Hailey pulled from her closet a cozy black trench—the length offering a stark contrast to that of her miniskirt.


—Rosa Sanchez, Harper’s BAZAAR, 23 Jan. 2023




Many houseless people prefer to brave the cold rather than seek a warming shelter for various reasons, such as a fear of losing their pets and worries that their few belongings will be stolen at a shelter.


—oregonlive, 23 Dec. 2022




Inmates at the Wayne County Jail are continuing to brave the harsh cold, three weeks after the heat initially went out at a division of the jail.


—Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2022




The adjacent Posey Tube, funneling traffic from Alameda to Oakland, has a 3-foot-wide catwalk with a rail, for anyone willing to brave the honking and the exhaust fumes.


—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2023




To reach the beach, travelers must brave a dusty road that branches off from federal highway 200 in the small town of El Tuito.


—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2023

Today, with inflation running near 100 percent and an economy that could grind to a halt given a structural lack of hard currency, optimism is reserved for the brave.


—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022




The brave can check out the more sinister Curse of the Bayou walking attraction.


—Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022




Indeed, in the 19th century, Haiti was the land of the free and home of the brave to which other freedom fighters in the hemisphere, like Simón Bolívar, looked for inspiration.


—Marlene L. Daut, Essence, 24 Feb. 2022




In time, history will record which has done the most far-reaching harm to the United States, land of the free, home of the brave.


—San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2021




Some say that as a long-term bet, China is only for the brave.


—Gregor Stuart Hunter, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2021




The future is for the brave who move quickly and consider the open banking environment.


—Sandeepan Mukherjee, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021




Prada and Simone Rocha showed split-sole options, while Matthew Williams’s hoof-like platform at Givenchy is truly for the brave.


—Steff Yotka, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2021




Only the brave at heart will want to cross this new bridge near Porto.


—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2020


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• Afrikaans: dapper (af), braaf
• Albanian: i guximshëm (sq)
• Arabic: شُجَاع‎ (ar) (šujāʕ), جَرِيء‎ (jarīʔ), جَسُور‎ (jasūr)

  Egyptian Arabic: شجيع‎ (šagīʿ)

• Aragonese: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: քաջ (hy) (kʿaǰ)
• Aromanian: gioni
• Asturian: bravu (ast), valiente
• Azerbaijani: cəsur (az), mərd (az), comərd, ürəkli (az)
• Bashkir: батыр (batır), ҡыйыу (qıyıw)
• Basque: ausart
• Belarusian: хра́бры (xrábry), адва́жны (be) (advážny), сме́лы (be) (smjély)
• Bengali: সাহসী (śahośi)
• Breton: kaloneg
• Bulgarian: хра́бър (bg) (hrábǎr), смел (bg) (smel)
• Burmese: ရဲရင့် (my) (rai:rang.), သတ္တိကောင်း (my) (satti.kaung:)
• Catalan: valent (ca), coratjós, audaç (ca)
• Chechen: майра (majra)
• Cherokee: ᏧᎵᏨᏯᏍᏗ (tsulitsvyasdi)
• Chinese:

  Gan: ^{(please verify)} 勇敢 (iûng-gôn), ^{(please verify)} 有量 (îu liòng), ^{(please verify)} 猛 (mûng), ^{(please verify)} 敢 (gôn), ^{(please verify)} 俹／𱎫 (ngâ)

  Mandarin: 勇敢 (zh) (yǒnggǎn)

• Czech: odvážný (cs) m, statečný (cs) m
• Danish: modig (da)
• Dutch: moedig (nl)
• Esperanto: brava, kuraĝa (eo)
• Estonian: vapper, vahva (et), julge (et)
• Faroese: djarvur m
• Finnish: rohkea (fi), urhea (fi), reipas (fi)
• French: courageux (fr)
• Friulian: di fiât
• Galician: bravo, valente
• Georgian: გამბედავი (gambedavi), მამაცი (mamaci), გულადი (guladi), გაბედული (gabeduli), ვაჟკაცი (važḳaci), გულოვანი (gulovani)
• German: tapfer (de), mutig (de)
• Greek: γενναίος (el) (gennaíos), θαρραλέος (el) (tharraléos)

  Ancient: ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos), θρασύς (thrasús)

• Gujarati: please add this translation if you can
• Haitian Creole: brav
• Hausa: please add this translation if you can
• Hawaiian: koa
• Hebrew: אַמִּיץ‎ (he) m (amitz), אמיצה‎ f (amitza)
• Hindi: बहादुर (hi) (bahādur), व्यकित m (vyakit)
• Hungarian: bátor (hu)
• Icelandic: hugrakkur (is)
• Ido: brava (io), kurajoza (io)
• Igbo: ebube
• Indonesian: berani (id)
• Ingush: майра (majra)
• Interlingua: please add this translation if you can
• Irish: calma, misniúil, cróga, móruchtúil, fearúil
• Italian: coraggioso (it), ardito (it), baldo (it), audace (it), valoroso (it), impavido (it)
• Japanese: 勇敢な (ja) (ゆうかんな, yūkan na), 勇気ある (ja) (ゆうきある, yūki aru) (used as adnominal only), 勇猛な (ja) (ゆうもうな, yūmō na), 雄々しい (おおしい, ooshii)
• Javanese: wani
• Kannada: please add this translation if you can
• Kazakh: ержүрек (erjürek), батыл (kk) (batyl), батыр (batyr), дәділ (dädıl)
• Khmer: ក្លាហាន (km) (klaa haan)
• Korean: 용감하다 (ko) (yonggamhada)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: ئازا‎ (ckb) (aza), قارەمان‎ (ckb) (qareman)

• Kyrgyz: кайраттуу (ky) (kayrattuu), жүрөктүү (ky) (jüröktüü), батымдуу (batımduu)
• Ladino: korajozo
• Lao: ກຳແຫງ (kam ngǣ), ກ້າຫານ (kā hān), ກ້າ (lo) (kā)
• Latin: animosus, fortis (la), magnanimus
• Latvian: drosmīgs, drošs (lv)
• Lithuanian: drąsus (lt)
• Luxembourgish: daper, couragéiert
• Macedonian: хра́бар (hrábar), смел (smel)
• Malay: berani
• Malayalam: please add this translation if you can
• Maltese: kuraġġuż
• Manchu: ᠪᠠᡨᡠ᠋ᡵᡠ (baturu)
• Maori: hautoa, māia, toa (mi)
• Marathi: चातुर्य (cāturya)
• Middle English: doughty
• Mirandese: please add this translation if you can
• Mongolian: эрэлхэг (mn) (erelxeg), зоригтой (mn) (zorigtoj)
• Norman: brave
• Norwegian: modig (no)
• Occitan: coratjós (oc), valent (oc)
• Ojibwe: (to be brave, strong-hearted) zoongide’e
• Old English: beald
• Old Javanese: wani
• Oriya: please add this translation if you can
• Ottawa: (to be brave, strong-hearted) aakde’e, zoongde’e
• Pashto: please add this translation if you can
• Persian: شجاع‎ (fa) (šojâ’), دلیر‎ (fa) (delir), نیو‎ (fa) (niv)
• Plautdietsch: brow
• Polish: odważny (pl) m, chrobry (pl), dzielny (pl) m
• Portuguese: bravo (pt), valente (pt), corajoso (pt)
• Punjabi: please add this translation if you can
• Rajasthani: please add this translation if you can
• Romanian: curajos (ro), brav (ro)
• Russian: хра́брый (ru) (xrábryj), сме́лый (ru) (smélyj), отва́жный (ru) (otvážnyj), бесстра́шный (ru) (besstrášnyj), бра́вый (ru) (brávyj)
• Scots: wicht
• Scottish Gaelic: misneachail, tapaidh
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: храбар

  Roman: hrabar (sh)

• Sicilian: curaggiusu (scn)
• Sindhi: please add this translation if you can
• Sinhalese: please add this translation if you can
• Slovak: odvážny, statočný
• Slovene: pogumen (sl) m, hraber m
• Somali: geesi (so)
• Southern Altai: јӱректӱ (ǰürektü)
• Spanish: valiente (es), valeroso (es), corajudo (es)
• Swahili: jasiri
• Swedish: modig (sv)
• Tagalog: matapang
• Tajik: шуҷоъ (šujoʾ), далер (tg) (daler), диловар (dilovar), шуҷоатманд (šujoatmand)
• Tamil: தைரியசாலி (ta) (tairiyacāli)
• Telugu: ధైర్యమైన (te) (dhairyamaina)
• Thai: กล้าหาญ (th) (glâa-hǎan), กล้า (th) (glâa)
• Tibetan: བློ་ཁོག་ཆེན་པོ (blo khog chen po)
• Turkish: cesur (tr), mert (tr), korkusuz (tr), yürekli (tr), cesaretli (tr)
• Turkmen: batyr (tk), mert
• Tuvan: эккер-эрес (ekker-eres), кайгал (kaygal), дидим (didim)
• Ukrainian: хоро́брий (xoróbryj), відва́жний (vidvážnyj), сміли́вий (uk) (smilývyj)
• Urdu: بهادر‎ (bahādur)
• Uyghur: باتۇر‎ (ug) (batur), قورقماس‎ (qorqmas), جەسۇر‎ (jesur), مەرد‎ (merd)
• Uzbek: jasur (uz), mard (uz), botir (uz), dovyurak (uz)
• Vietnamese: dũng cảm (vi) (勇敢 (vi)), mạnh dạn (vi), mạnh bạo (vi), gan dạ (vi)
• Volapük: kuradik (vo)
• Walloon: coraedjeus (wa) m, bråve (wa) m, franc (wa) m
• Welsh: dewr (cy), gwrdd, gwrol (cy), eofn (cy), glew (cy)
• Yiddish: העלדיש‎ (heldish), מוטיק‎ (mutik)
• Zulu: -nesibindi

_Ce brave homme_ (I like the old sacristan’s term of _brave homme_, as it is one of the few untranslateable French words) flew to the cathedral at the moment that a horde of brigands had entered it to commence the work of mutilation; and, seconded by nothing but his known character for resolution, and an athletic person, fairly intimidated and turned them out for the time. ❋ John Hughes (N/A)

So strictly, it would seem, do the mass of mankind confine the term brave and good to those who are the benefactors of themselves. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I mean, they’re sort of — they’re extreme examples of what I call brave parenting. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In other words, what you call brave to accept is what they struggle to achieve over thousands of lifetimes. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

Sisulu for what it called his brave undertaking to counter the effect of foreign culture, SABC radio news reported on Wednesday. ❋ Unknown (1994)

I have often heard of your bravery in saving your fellow men from drowning, and I have sometimes wished I could see you; you are what I call a brave, clever fellow. ❋ Henry Woodcock (N/A)

«But that was not what we call a brave deed,» said Roy, at length. ❋ Amy Le Feuvre (N/A)

«Well, that is the truth, Billy; I ar’n’t what you call a brave chap, and I can’t fight a bit till some one hurts me, and then I s’pose I do let go, ’cause you see I feel nasty and sawage like, but that ar’n’t being brave.» ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)

Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami celebrated at a news conference what he called brave officials who risk their lives to rescue others. ❋ Unknown (2011)

When describing performances, critics often use the word ‘brave‘ as a euphemism for ‘naked’, and Fassbender and Mulligan are extraordinarily brave here in both senses of the word. ❋ Robbie Collin (2012)

How long would the Texas native hold the word «brave» at the end over five seconds -110, five seconds 130. ❋ BRUCE DOWBIGGIN (2012)

We did jump the under-five seconds on the word «brave.» ❋ BRUCE DOWBIGGIN (2012)

Her husband replied that the word «brave» was the same one that came to his mind when he thinks of her — «brave and tough,» he said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Nice to be brave from the safety of your couch in the USA. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Their false macho and phoney brave is like chimpy taunting Iraqi freedom fighters “Bring it on” from the safety of the White House. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It’s easier to be brave from a computer, or beneath a white hood. ❋ Unknown (2009)

By contrast, «home of the brave» is empty bravado. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A typical example of [bravery] is facing down an enemy in battle or facing death in the eye in another [for or] fashion.
Another example is to completely endanger your [social standing] and completely ignore all social implicaions and do whatever you want ❋ Miroku (2003)

-‘Brave, mate?’
-‘Sure bro, [braver]…’
-‘Mick banged that super hot chick last week and than `[snorted] 4 [grams] of cocaine’
-‘Brave!’
-‘How safe is that?’
-‘That’s fucking brave‘
-‘Collin is a fucking brave individual’
‘ ❋ Braver (2012)

«[Damn], that’s brave«; «[That shit] was brave» ❋ Mike T Martin (2006)

He was brave the way she [talked] to the [hottest girl] [in the club] ❋ 504boyz (2012)

[Barack Obama] was brave to [come out] for [gay marriage]. ❋ YowzaYowzaYowza (2012)

Wow, [Lucy] is [so brave], she is cancer free [as of] today! ❋ Jamy. (2023)

The [controversy] concerning the name of the baseball team, [Atlanta Braves], is [nither] new to sports nor politics in sports. ❋ LudwigVan (2003)

GUYS GUYS [LET GO] HOME [TEH] [TAXI] IS HERE (when the party has only been on for 5minutes» — very brave ❋ Disknt (2008)

is a sweet, kind lovely man. who can always make you smile. he always finds time in his day to talk to you. he makes you feel special. he may flirt with other girls, but he always lets you know he has you on his mind, and your [the only girl] for him. He will treat you like your a queen. he comes us with funny and sweet nicknames, even though sometimes there [corny]. You will fall in love with him, [very soon] after meeting him. He has many friends who you get along with, and he gets along with your friends amazingly well. He will always help you when something is wrong, he will talk to you when you just [want someone] to talk to. He will always put [you first]. he always tells you when hes busy, and cant talk very much. He always tells you he loves you. he can always make you smile. He never gets mad at you. He can make anything in to a joke. He is the bestest person in the world. and Hes yours, if you can find him.
Person A:I’m dating [bravee]
Person B:omg! really your so lucky. he’s so sweet, and handsome. I wish i were you.
Person A: i know. He can always make me smile, hes so understanding. and don’t worry someday you will find your [Bravee] ❋ Bswifyking (2017)

Dude, what’s with all these fat [mets fans] in our [stadium]. This is Atlanta, not New York. Maybe they’ll shut up after the [Braves] win… ❋ Thomas RR (2007)

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	brave — a North American Indian warrior   warrior — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
	2.	brave — people who are brave; «the home of the free and the brave» people — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; «old people»; «there were at least 200 people in the audience» cautious, timid — people who are fearful and cautious; «whitewater rafting is not for the timid»
Verb	1.	brave — face and withstand with courage; «She braved the elements» brave out, weather, endure defy, withstand, hold up, hold — resist or confront with resistance; «The politician defied public opinion»; «The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear»; «The bridge held»
Adj.	1.	brave — 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» courageous adventuresome, adventurous — willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; «adventurous pioneers»; «the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy» fearless, unafraid — oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them bold — fearless and daring; «bold settlers on some foreign shore»; «a bold speech»; «a bold adventure» resolute — firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; «stood resolute against the enemy»; «faced with a resolute opposition»; «a resolute and unshakeable faith» cowardly, fearful — lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; «cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then»- P.B.Shelley
	2.	brave — invulnerable to fear or intimidation; «audacious explorers»; «fearless reporters and photographers»; «intrepid pioneers» audacious, dauntless, intrepid, unfearing, fearless, hardy bold — fearless and daring; «bold settlers on some foreign shore»; «a bold speech»; «a bold adventure»
	3.	brave — 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» braw, gay colourful, colorful — striking in variety and interest; «a colorful period of history»; «a colorful character»; «colorful language»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

brave

adjective

1. courageous, daring, bold, heroic, adventurous, gritty, fearless, resolute, gallant, gutsy (slang), audacious, intrepid, valiant, plucky, undaunted, unafraid, unflinching, dauntless, ballsy (taboo slang), lion-hearted, valorous brave people who dare to challenge the tyrannical regimes
courageous afraid, frightened, scared, shrinking, fearful, cowardly, craven, timid, faint-hearted, chickenshit (U.S. slang)

verb

1. confront, face, suffer, challenge, bear, tackle, dare, endure, defy, withstand, stand up to She had to brave his anger and confess.
confront give in to, surrender to, retreat from

Quotations
«None but the brave deserves the fair» [John Dryden Alexander’s Feast]
«Fortune assists the bold» [Virgil Aeneid]

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

brave

adjective

Having or showing courage:

audacious, bold, courageous, dauntless, doughty, fearless, fortitudinous, gallant, game, hardy, heroic, intrepid, mettlesome, plucky, stout, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous.

noun

Archaic. One who is habitually cruel to smaller or weaker people:

verb

To confront boldly and courageously:

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