Polyglot Dictionary

ousar

/oˈzaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
ouso
preterite (eu)
ousei
past participle
ousado

Meaning

  1. to dare

    • Não ouse!

      Don't you dare!

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

atrever

ousar is slightly more formal or literary; atrever-se is more everyday, a reflexive "to dare to do something."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

atreverse

atreverse is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to dare."

Spanish

osar

osar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to dare."

French

oser

oser is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to dare."

Practice

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