durst
gb/dˈɚst/ us/dˈɚst/
C2
Engels
~ 8700
mer
WERKWOORD
C2
ARCHAIC
1
mer
B1
Gebruikspatroon:
[someone] durst (not) [bare infinitive verb]
He durst not speak a word against his lord.
Nem mert egy szót sem szólni az ura ellen.
None of the soldiers durst cross the river by night.
A katonák közül éjjel egyik sem merte átkelni a folyón.
She durst question the priest, though all others remained silent.
In those days, no one durst oppose the king’s command.
They durst not enter the forest after sunset.
Voorbeelden voor taalleerders
He durst not say anything to the king.
Nem mert semmit sem mondani a királynak.
The men durst not go into the dark cave.
A férfiak nem mertek bemenni a sötét barlangba.
In the story, the girl durst ask the old queen a hard question.
Long ago, people durst not question their leaders.
No one durst tell him that he was wrong.
Veelgemaakte fout:
Learners sometimes think “durst” is a normal modern word and try to use it in everyday speech or writing. In contemporary English, you should almost always use “dared” instead. Another confusion is treating “durst” like a regular past form that can take “to” before a verb (*“durst to go”); in older English it behaves like a modal verb, so it is followed by a bare infinitive: “durst go,” “durst speak,” often in the negative “durst not.”
Betekenis
archaic past of “dare”
Woordcombinaties
durst not
|durst speak
|durst approach
|durst ask
|durst do
Synoniemen
dared (Normal modern past tense of “dare”; used in all everyday contexts where “durst” might appear in older texts.)
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had the courage (Paraphrase that explains the meaning but is longer and more neutral in style.)
Antoniemen
was afraid to (Expresses the opposite idea of lacking courage or being too scared to do something.)
Thema's
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Definitie
An old word meaning the past of “dare”; used like “dared” in older English.
Archaic past tense of “dare”: to have or lack the courage to do something.
Grammatica
Lemmavorm
durst
IPA
GB/dˈɚst/
US/dˈɚst/
Lettergrepen en klemtoon
durst (1 lettergreep)
Stress on 1st syllable (durst)
Woordvormen
Verb
- Base: durst
- 3rd Person Singular: dursts
- Present Participle: dursting
- Past: dursted
- Past Participle: dursted
Woordfamilie
Forms
dursts
verb
dursting
verb
dursted
verb
Core family
dare
verb B1
daring
adjective
Related words
daringly
adverb
daredevil
noun
Uitdrukkingen
durst not
1/dˈɚst nˈɑt/
fixed phrase
archaic
did not dare (archaic)
An old way to say “did not dare”; used in older English to mean someone did not have the courage to do something.
Voorbeelden
- The villagers durst not enter the castle after dark.
- He durst not speak her name aloud in the king’s hall.
- They durst not move until the guards had passed.