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BRAVE MEANING VS COURAGE FULL

But it would have taken more courage than I could muster.We often confuse confidence with courage.

He was mustering up the courage to quit when Spider touched him on the shoulder.

If they lacked the courage to fight for themselves and for their good names, how could they fight for any-one else?.

Tapping into that courage demands more than intellectual commitment and tough decision making.

This would take some courage but something inside her was urging her to be honest.

In the face of such talent, not to say courage, how could I expose her?.

Driving again after his accident must have taken a lot of courage.

Service, under such appalling conditions, is testimony indeed to his courage.

Her courage in the face of death is an example to us all.

Private Smith was recognized for her courage.

She showed great courage during her long illness.

He is capable of cold-blooded or berserk courage in desperate moments yet is constantly afraid of being cowardly.

heroism very great courage in a dangerous situation The president praised the heroism of the firefighters. guts informal the courage and determination to do something difficult or unpleasant It must have taken a lot of guts for him to say that. bravery courage in a dangerous or frightening situation, especially when you are fighting in a war He won a medal for bravery during the Iraq war. He finally plucked up the courage (=found the courage ) to ask her for a date.

political courage (=the courage to take risks in politics ) Do our politicians have the political courage to make unpopular decisions? THESAURUS courage the quality of being brave when you are facing a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you are very ill the courage of the soldiers She showed great courage throughout her illness. physical courage (=the courage to do something physically dangerous or difficult ) It seemed strange that someone of great physical courage could be so unsure of himself in other ways. moral courage (=the courage to do the right thing ) He said his faith gave him the moral courage to survive his ordeal. personal courage (=the courage of one particular person ) Her recovery owed a great deal to her personal courage. enough/sufficient courage Harry plucked up enough courage to ask her out.

adjectives great courage The men had fought with great courage. It takes courage to do something/sth takes courage (=needs courage ) It takes courage to make a big change in your life like that.

BRAVE MEANING VS COURAGE FULL

lack the courage to do something He lacked the courage to look her full in the face. pluck up/screw up the courage to do something (=try to find it ) He was trying to pluck up the courage to end their relationship. find the courage to do something You must find the courage to deal with the problem. phrases have the courage to do something I didn’t have the courage to say what I really thought.

something gives you courage (=makes you feel that you have courage ) My mother nodded, which gave me the courage to speak up. somebody’s courage fails (=is not great enough to do something ) I was going to jump but my courage failed at the last moment. bolster your courage (=make it stronger ) They sang and whistled as they marched, to bolster their courage. summon (up)/muster your courage (=make yourself feel brave ) Summoning all her courage, she got up to see what the noise was. show courage The pilot showed great skill and courage. 2 → have the courage of your (own) convictions → Dutch courage COLLOCATIONS verbs have courage She certainly has a lot of courage. Driving again after his accident must have taken a lot of courage (=needed courage ). summon/pluck up the courage (to do something) (=find the courage to do something ) I plucked up the courage to go out by myself.

He did not have the courage to tell Nicola that he was ending their affair. courage to do something Gradually I lost the courage to speak out about anything.

○ noun 1 BRAVE the quality of being brave when you are facing a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you are very ill → bravery OPP cowardice Sue showed great courage throughout her illness.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English courage cour‧age / ˈkʌrɪdʒ $ ˈkɜːr- /