She was very bold in criticizing the leadership. a brave attempt to change the system courageous / kəˈreɪdʒəs / especially written very brave – used especially about someone fighting for what they believe in, or fighting against a disease a courageous speech her courageous fight against cancer daring brave and willing to take a lot of risks a daring escape from a prison camp a daring fighter pilot a daring thing to do bold willing to make difficult decisions or say what you think, even though it may involve risks It was a bold move to set up his own company. THESAURUS brave showing that you are not afraid to do things that other people find dangerous or difficult I think he was incredibly brave to do a parachute jump. brave effort/attempt the brave efforts of the medical staff to save his life 3 → put on a brave face/front 4 → brave new world - bravely adverb She smiled bravely.

2 ALMOST very good Despite their captain’s brave performance, Arsenal lost 2–1. b) the brave BRAVE brave people Today we remember the brave who died in the last war.

S3 adjective ( comparative braver, superlative bravest ) 1 a) BRAVE dealing with danger, pain, or difficult situations with courage and confidence SYN courageous brave soldiers her brave fight against cancer it is brave of somebody (to do something) It was brave of you to speak in front of all those people.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English brave brave 1 / breɪv /

Only the brave meaning