[U] the ability to do sth dangerous, or to face pain or opposition, without showing fear
SYNBRAVERY:
He showed great courage and determination. * I haven't yet plucked up the courage to ask her. * moral / physical courage * courage in the face of danger
seealsoDUTCHCOURAGE
IDIOMS
have / lack the courage of your convictions to be/not be brave enough to do what you feel to be right
take courage (from sth) to begin to feel happier and more confident because of sth
take your courage in both hands to make yourself do sth that you are afraid of:
Taking her courage in both hands, she opened the door and walked in.
moreatSCREWv.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for courage is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is courage a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, courage is tagged as noun.
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