# braves

Pronunciation: say "BRAYVZ" /bɹeɪvz/

## Noun

1. Plural of brave. — plural of brave
   - Simple: Plural of brave. Use this when you mean more than one warrior.
   - _The chief sent his finest braves to scout the river valley._
   - _Painted braves lined the ridge as the wagons approached._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of brave. — third-person singular simple present indicative of brave
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of brave. Use this with he, she, or it.
   - _Each spring she braves the rapids in a small wooden kayak._
   - _The lone climber braves the storm to reach the summit before nightfall._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/braves (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).