ENGLISH: brave - CREOLE: brav



Overview of noun brave



The noun brave has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



1. brave -- (a North American Indian warrior)

2. brave -- (people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave")



Overview of verb brave



The verb brave has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)



1. (1) weather, endure, brave, brave out -- (face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements")



Overview of adj brave



The adj brave has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (10) brave, courageous -- (possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory")

2. (1) audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, intrepid, unfearing -- (invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers")

3. brave, braw, gay -- (brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage")

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