brave brave 2 verb 1 DEAL WITH to deal with a difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant situation I decided to take the train to work rather than brave the traffic. Richard Body has made a brave attempt to shed the mythology and propaganda, and to expose farming objectives to public debate.More recently, the couple made a brave effort to live a normal life for the children.The success of President Mohammad Khatami's brave attempt to democratize the country hangs in the balance.All her brave effort had been for nothing.Hers was a brave effort for one who had to be whisked off to hospital on Tuesday after a painful accident.A brave attempt, but spoiled by poor execution.A brave attempt, but ruined by the fact that neither of the elements are really up to much.You have to be very brave to be a fireman.He was brave, reverent, and clean, though perhaps lacking in the trustworthiness department.I wasn't sure if I was being brave or stupid.Fall through the platform, and unless you're either amazingly brave or stupid head down the wind tunnel to the left.It was very brave of you to tell her the truth.Just grit your teeth and it will all be over in no time. But if your admiration went to Fowler, your hearts went out to Francis' brave First Division side.Her brave fight against cancer is an inspiration to us all.These were the rugged and fearful places the men continually returned to in search of a skilled and brave enemy.It's a brave effort to compete with the big publishers.The student company makes a brave effort at tackling the multiple roles.No matter how hard I tried to be brave and strong, I couldn't stop myself from crying.Rain sat there, thinking about Barbara Coleman, a woman who was both brave and pathetic.plucky brave and determined – often used in newspapers Plucky Megan, aged 10, has beaten cancer twice. fearless not afraid of anything or anyone a fearless campaigner for human rights heroic very brave and admired by many people heroic rescuers Despite heroic efforts to save him, he died. adventurous used about someone who enjoys going to new places and doing new, possibly dangerous, things More adventurous visitors can go skiing or snowboarding. intrepid written willing to do dangerous things or go to dangerous places an intrepid traveller We sent our intrepid reporter to find out what is happening. 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 /