Verbs | |||||||
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to risk | risked, risked | | wagen | wagte, gewagt | | ||||||
to venture | ventured, ventured | | wagen | wagte, gewagt | | ||||||
to take a chance | wagen | wagte, gewagt | | ||||||
to wage | waged, waged | | wagen | wagte, gewagt | | ||||||
to hazard sth. | hazarded, hazarded | | etw.acc. wagen | wagte, gewagt | | ||||||
to chance sth. | chanced, chanced | | etw.acc. wagen | wagte, gewagt | | ||||||
to venture | ventured, ventured | | sichacc. wagen | wagte, gewagt | | ||||||
to adventure sth. | adventured, adventured | rare | etw.acc. wagen | wagte, gewagt | | ||||||
to dare to do sth. | (es) wagen, etw.acc. zu tun | ||||||
to venture a guess | eine Vermutung wagen | ||||||
to dare a leap | einen Sprung wagen | ||||||
to dare the impossible | das Unmögliche wagen | ||||||
to hazard a guess that ... | zu vermuten wagen, dass ... | ||||||
to take the plunge [fig.] [coll.] | den Sprung wagen [fig.] |
Possible base forms for "wagt" | |||||||
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wagen (Verb) | |||||||
sich wagen (Verb) |
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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Nothing ventured, nothing gained. | Wer nicht wagt, gewinnt nicht. | ||||||
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. | Wer wagt, gewinnt. | ||||||
Who dares wins. | Wer wagt, gewinnt. | ||||||
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. | Wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt. | ||||||
How dare you say that? | Wie kannst du es wagen, so etwas zu sagen? | ||||||
to beard the lion in his den [fig.] | sichacc. in die Höhle des Löwen wagen [fig.] | ||||||
I daresay | ich wage zu sagen |
Examples | |||||||
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I will chance it. | Ich werde es wagen. | ||||||
I dare say (or: daresay) ... | Ich wage zu sagen ... | ||||||
He durst not touch him. infinitive: dare archaic | Er wagte es nicht, ihn anzufassen. |
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Orthographically similar words | |
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swag, swat, twat, waft, wag, Wage, wage, wait, Wait, want, wart, Watt, watt, what, What | Waag, Want, Wart, Wat-, Watt |