uitdagen — meaning in English

English meaning

• challenge noun A task or situation that tests someone's abilities in a demanding but often rewarding way.
• dare verb To have the courage or nerve to do something.
• defy verb To openly refuse to obey or comply with something.

Senses

uitdagen is used for these senses in English:

• challenge (transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
• challenge (transitive) To dare (someone).
• dare (transitive) To defy or challenge (someone to do something).
• defy (transitive, obsolete) To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
• take on (idiomatic) To attempt to fight, compete with, or engage with.

challenge — full definition

1. noun A task or situation that tests someone's abilities in a demanding but often rewarding way.
2. noun An invitation to a contest, or a questioning of something's validity.
3. verb To dispute or question something, or to invite someone to a contest.

dare — full definition

1. verb To have the courage or nerve to do something.
2. verb To challenge someone to do something risky or difficult, as proof of courage.
3. noun A challenge to do something that requires courage.

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