brave A2 Topic:Describing People US /bɹæɪv/ UK /bɹeɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #1743 Meanings 1 adj Showing courage when facing danger, difficulty, or pain. It was very brave of her to rescue the cat from the fire. 2 verb To face something difficult or dangerous with courage. They braved the storm to reach the village. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · showing courage when facing... bolddaringcourageous 2 verb · to face something difficult... endureweather More adventurousawelessbadbrass-balledchivalrousdaredevildauntlessdoughtyfearless ↔ Opposites afraidcautiouscowardlyfearfulfrightenedmeekshytimiduncourageousunhearty Word family Forms bravedbraverbravesbravestbraving Derived forms braveheartbravehoodbravelybravenbravenessbraverbravesomebravityembraveoutbraveoverbravesuperbrave Related forms badassbravadobraverybravobravuracouragecowardhero Common collocations brave act Adjective + noun brave the wind Verb + noun Etymology AI details From Middle French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo, itself of uncertain origin (see there). Doublet of bravo. brave Middle French bravo Italian View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # brave **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj, verb **IPA (US):** /bɹæɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /bɹeɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 1743 ## Meanings 1. Showing courage when facing danger, difficulty, or pain. 2. To face something difficult or dangerous with courage. ## Examples - It was very brave of her to rescue the cat from the fire. - They braved the storm to reach the village. ## Synonyms - adventurous - aweless - bad - bold - brass-balled - chivalrous - courageous - daredevil - daring - dauntless - doughty - fearless ## Antonyms - afraid - cautious - cowardly - fearful - frightened - meek - shy - timid - uncourageous - unhearty ## Derived Forms - braveheart - bravehood - bravely - braven - braveness - braver - bravesome - bravity - embrave - outbrave - overbrave - superbrave ## Related Forms - badass - bravado - bravery - bravo - bravura - courage - coward - hero ## Roots and Affixes - Root: brave - Root: bravo ## Etymology From Middle French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo, itself of uncertain origin (see there). Doublet of bravo. ## AI Etymology Brave comes from Middle French brave, borrowed from Italian bravo, itself of uncertain origin (see there). Doublet of bravo. ## Topics - Describing People markdown