Dast

//dæst// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of dare; dares. Northern-US, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

    "Nobody dast blame this man."

  2. 2
    dare (infinitive). Northern-US

    "They don't dast."

Synonyms

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defymake boldadventureaffrontaim toassume

Example

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"Damon Runyon, The Lily of St. Pierre So I only go to Good Time Charley's to talk with him, and to sing in quartet with him. […] But just before five o'clock it is okay, as only the hostesses are there, and of course none of them dast to join in our singing, or Good Time Charley will run them plumb out of the joint."

Etymology

Variant of darst, from Middle English darst, from Old English dearst.

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