be bold enough

  • 1bold — 01. Our new puppy is becoming quite [bold], and has started to play with our old dog sometimes. 02. The soldiers marched [boldly] into battle, despite being heavily outnumbered. 03. We need politicians who are [bold] enough and honest enough to… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 2bold — bold1 [ bould ] adjective ** 1. ) confident and not afraid of people: I was feeling bold, so I went ahead and asked him for more money. One bird was bold enough to come and peck crumbs from the table. a ) involving a risk: a bold move/step: In a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 3bold — I UK [bəʊld] / US [boʊld] adjective Word forms bold : adjective bold comparative bolder superlative boldest ** 1) a) involving a risk a bold move/step: In a bold move to try and cut pollution, the city council has banned private cars. a bold… …

    English dictionary

  • 4bold — [bəuld US bould] adj comparative bolder superlative boldest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(person/action)¦ 2¦(manner/appearance)¦ 3¦(colours/shapes)¦ 4¦(lines/writing)¦ 5¦(printed letters)¦ 6 make/be so bold (as to do something) 7 if I may be so bold ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5Bold-faced — a. 1. Somewhat impudent; lacking modesty; as, a bold faced woman. [1913 Webster] I have seen enough to confute all the bold faced atheists of this age. Bramhall. [1913 Webster] 2. (Print.) Having a conspicuous or heavy face; also called {boldfac …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6bold — boldly, adv. boldness, n. /bohld/, adj., bolder, boldest. 1. not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring: a bold hero. 2. not hesitating to break the rules of propriety; forward; impudent:… …

    Universalium

  • 7bold — adjective 1 PERSON/ACTION not afraid of taking risks and making difficult decisions: a bold leader | It s a bold venture starting a business these days. 2 MANNER/APPEARANCE so confident or determined that you sometimes offend people: as bold as… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8bold — /boʊld / (say bohld) adjective 1. not hesitating in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff. 2. not hesitating to breach the rules of propriety; forward. 3. calling for daring, unhesitating action. 4. overstepping usual bounds or… …

  • 9bald vs bold —   Bald is an adjective used to describe someone (usually a man) with no hair on their head.   For example: Hermine was shocked to realise her Second Life avatar had lost its hair and she was bald.   Bold is an adjective used to describe a someone …

    English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • 10bald vs bold —   Bald is an adjective used to describe someone (usually a man) with no hair on their head.   For example: Hermine was shocked to realise her Second Life avatar had lost its hair and she was bald.   Bold is an adjective used to describe a someone …

    English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words