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I daren't see it again #1 (permalink) Mon Dec 22, 2008 19:03 pm   I daren't see it again
 

I daren't see it again

Is dare an auxiliary verb ?
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I daren't see it again #2 (permalink) Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:52 am   I daren't see it again
 

In archaic English you'll see it as an auxiliary verb. We seldom use it that way anymore, but you'll occasionally hear it.

Now we would say, "I don't dare see it again," or (very formally and archaically), "I dare not see it again."
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