daren't
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɛənt/
- Rhymes: -ɛənt
Contraction edit
daren't
- 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."
- c1865, 1998, Leo N. Tolstoy, War and Peace, page 161 -
- Contraction of dared not.
Synonyms edit
- (Northern U.S.) dassn't
- (2nd meaning) daredn't
- (2nd meaning, mostly archaic or literary) durstn't, dursn't, dursen't