daren't

See also: darent and Darent

English

Etymology

dare +‎ -n't

Pronunciation

Contraction

daren't

  1. Contraction of dare not.
    • c1865, 1998, Leo N. Tolstoy, War and Peace, page 161 -
      "The bigwigs here think so too, but they daren't say so."

Synonyms

See also
  • Appendix:English modal verbs

Anagrams
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