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dare.

to give (to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈda.re/
  1. to give (to transfer the possession/holding of something to someone else)

    transitive
  2. to yield, to bear, to produce, to return

    transitive
  3. to name, to call, to refer to

    ditransitive · transitive
    il bue che dà del cornuto all'asino
    dare del tu
  4. chiefly in the form darla: acquiesce to a sexual intercourse

    slang · transitive · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic *didō, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti, from the root *deh₃- (“give”).

noun/ˈda.re/
  1. debit

    masculine · transitive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic *didō, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti, from the root *deh₃- (“give”).

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