brave and courageous

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brave

brave [adjective]

showing no fear of dangerous or difficult things

US /breɪv/ 
UK /breɪv/ 
Example: 

It was a brave decision to quit her job and start her own business.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

brave

 adjective (braver, bravest)
ready to do dangerous or difficult things without fear:
brave soldiers
Try to be brave.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

brave

I. brave1 S3 /breɪv/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative braver, superlative bravest)
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: Old Italian and Old Spanish bravo 'brave, wild', from Latin barbarus; ⇨ ↑barbarous]
1.
a) 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.
b) the brave [plural] brave people:
Today we remember the brave who died in the last war.
2. very good:
Despite their captain’s brave performance, Arsenal lost 2–1.
brave effort/attempt
the brave efforts of the medical staff to save his life
3. put on a brave face/front to pretend that you are happy when you are really very upset
4. brave new world a situation or a way of doing something that is new and exciting and meant to improve people’s lives:
the brave new world of digital television
—bravely adverb:
She smiled bravely.
• • •
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. | 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. | She was very bold in criticizing the leadership.
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.
adventurous used about someone who enjoys going to new places and doing new, possibly dangerous, things: More adventurous visitors can go skiing or snowboarding.
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.
plucky brave and determined – often used in newspapers: Plucky Megan, aged 10, has beaten cancer twice.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

brave

brave [brave braves braved braving braver bravest] adjective, verb, noun   [breɪv]    [breɪv] 

adjective (braver, brav·est)
1. (of a person) willing to do things which are difficult, dangerous or painful; not afraid
Syn:  courageous
brave men and women
• Be brave!

• I wasn't brave enough to tell her what I thought of her.

2. (of an action) requiring or showing courage
a brave decision
• She died after a brave fight against cancer.

• He felt homesick, but made a brave attempt to appear cheerful.

3. ~ new (sometimes ironic) new in an impressive way
a vision of a brave new Britain  
Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: from French, from Italian bravo ‘bold’ or Spanish bravo ‘courageous, untamed, savage’, based on Latin barbarus from Greek barbaros ‘foreign’.  
Thesaurus:
brave adj.
a brave fight against cancer
courageousheroicdaringadventurousbold|informal gutsy|written fearless|old-fashioned literary gallant
Opp: cowardly
a brave/courageous/heroic/daring/bold/gallant attempt/action
a brave/courageous/daring/bold decision
a brave/courageous/heroic/gallant resistance/struggle
a brave/courageous/fearless/gallant soldier  
Example Bank:
The whisky had made me brave.
I had to put on a brave face and try to show him that I wasn't worried.
I wasn't brave enough to tell her what I thought of her.
She took the brave decision to start her own business.
Idioms: brave new world  put a brave face on something  put on a brave face

Derived Words: bravely  bravery 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

brave / breɪv / adjective

B1 showing no fear of dangerous or difficult things:

a brave soldier

It was a brave decision to quit her job and start her own business.

She was very brave to learn to ski at 50.

Of the three organizations criticized, only one was brave enough to face the press.

Richards has made a brave attempt to answer his critics.

This action will cause problems, despite the bank's brave talk/words about carrying on as if nothing had happened.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

brave

[bre͟ɪv]
 ♦♦♦
 braver, bravest, braves, braving, braved

 1) ADJ-GRADED Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
  He was not brave enough to report the loss of the documents.
  ...those brave people who dared to challenge the Stalinist regimes.
  Syn:
  courageous
  Ant:
  cowardly
  Derived words:
  bravely ADV-GRADED usu ADV with v, also ADV adj Our men wiped them out, but the enemy fought bravely and well... Mr Kim bravely stood up to authority.
 2) VERB If you brave unpleasant or dangerous conditions, you deliberately expose yourself to them, usually in order to achieve something. [WRITTEN]
  [V n] Thousands have braved icy rain to demonstrate their support.
 3) N-COUNT A brave is a young Native American man, especially one who is good at fighting. [OLD-FASHIONED]
 4) PHRASE: V inflects If someone is putting on a brave face or is putting a brave face on a difficult situation, they are pretending that they are happy or satisfied when they are not.
  He felt disappointed but he tried to put on a brave face...
  The White House tried to put a brave face on the job figures.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1brave /ˈbreɪv/ adj brav·er; -est : feeling or showing no fear : not afraid
• He was a brave [=courageous, fearless] soldier.
• She gave us a brave smile.
• He lost his brave fight against the disease.
• She tried to put on/up a brave face/front [=she tried to appear brave or calm] despite the pain of the injury.
the brave : brave people
• the home of the brave
- brave·ly adv
• He smiled bravely as he stepped in front of the cameras.

take the bull by the horns

take the bull by the horns [idiom]

To confront a problem or a difficult situation fearlessly and in a determined way

take the bull by the horns - شاخ به شاخ شدن، رو در رو شدن
Example: 

Jake told me I had to talk to the manager and tell him about the promotion I want. We both know Mr. Johnson is a difficult person but I guess Jake is right and I have to take the bull by the horns and face it.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

3 take the bull by the horns to bravely or confidently deal with a difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant problem :

Nora decided to take the bull by the horns and organize things for herself.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

take the bull by the horns

take the bull by the ˈhorns idiom
to face a difficult or dangerous situation directly and with courage

Nora decided to take the bull by the horns and organize things for herself.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

take the bull by the horns

to do something difficult in a brave and determined way:

Why don't you take the bull by the horns and tell him to leave?

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Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

take the bull by the horns : to deal with a difficult situation in a very direct or confident way
• She decided to take the bull by the horns and try to solve the problem without any further delay.

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