osare
See also: osaré
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *ausāre, present active infinitive of *ausō, derived from Latin ausus, perfect active participle of audeō (“I dare, venture”). Compare Catalan gosar French oser, Occitan ausar, Portuguese ousar and Spanish osar.
Pronunciation
Verb
osare
- (transitive) to dare, venture, used with the infinitive (sometimes preceded by di)
- Synonyms: ardire, arrischiarsi (a), azzardarsi (a)
- 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XV, page 225, lines 43–45:
- Io non osava scender de la strada ¶ per andar par di lui; ma ’l capo chino ¶ tenea com’ uom che reverente vada.
- I did not dare to go down from the road level to walk with him; but my head bowed I held as one who goes reverently.
- 1763, Giuseppe Parini, “Il mattino [Morning]”, in Opere dell'abate Giuseppe Parini - Volume primo [Works of abbot Giuseppe Parini - Volume one][1], Venice: Giacomo Storti, published 1803, page 106:
- Pera colui che prima osò la mano ¶ Armata alzar su l’innocente agnella, ¶ E sul placido bue
- May the one who first dared lay his armed hand on the innocent lamb and the peaceful ox die
- (intransitive) to dare (to have courage)
- Synonyms: ardire, arrischiarsi
- Bisogna saper osare ― One must learn to be daring (literally, “It is necessary to be able to dare”)
- (transitive) to risk, attempt, followed by an object
- (transitive) to dare, used to attenuate the force of a statement or request
- Oserei dire che... ― I would dare say that...
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References
- osare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Verb
osare
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