daren't

See also: darent and Darent

English

Etymology

From dare +‎ -n't.

Pronunciation

Verb

daren't

  1. Contraction of dare +‎ not.
    Synonym: dassn't
    • c1865, 1998, Leo N. Tolstoy, War and Peace, page 161 -
      "The bigwigs here think so too, but they daren't say so."
  2. Contraction of dared +‎ not.
    Synonyms: daredn't, durstn't, dursn't, dursen't

See also

  • Appendix:English modal verbs

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