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dast

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /dæst/

1

verb

Meaning 1

third-person singular simple present indicative of dare; dares.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-US, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Examples

  • Damon Runyon, The Lily of St. Pierre So I only go to Good Time Charley's to talk with him, and to sing in quartet with him. [...] But just before five o'clock it is okay, as only the hostesses are there, and of course none of them dast to join in our singing, or Good Time Charley will run them plumb out of the joint.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

dare (infinitive).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Variant of darst, from Middle English darst, from Old English dearst.