braved
- 1Simple past and past participle of brave.
The climbers braved freezing winds to reach the summit.
Having braved the floodwaters, the rescue team finally reached the stranded family.
Note
One regular spelling does double duty: the simple past (they braved the storm) and the participle after have or be (having braved the floods; a crossing seldom braved). Because the verb is transitive, it nearly always takes a hardship or danger as its object. In older writing, watch for the obsolete verb meaning "to adorn," where braved means dressed up or made showy rather than faced with courage.
braved is a form of brave
brave, verb: To confront danger, hardship, or opposition with courage and determination instead of avoiding it. Full entry
- Spelling
- brave → braved: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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