to dare; to have the courage or bravery to do something

bold; courageous; daring

to have the confidence to make a judgment; to be certain or sure of something

used before a verb to politely indicate that one's action is bold or venturesome; meaning "may I venture to..." or "dare I ask..."

(colloquial) used to express a guess or suspicion, similar to "could it be that" or "perhaps"

a Chinese surname

(literary) used to form a rhetorical question, meaning "how could it be that..."