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What does bold mean?
Definitions in simple English

bold

If someone is bold, that means they are brave and willing to take risks. It takes a bold man to walk on hot coals. That is a bold idea. Bold text is writing that is made with thicker lines. The first letter in the line above is in bold text.

bold

To bold text is to make words that are written with thicker lines. On your report, bold your name so it's easier to see.

bold

fearless and daring bold settlers on some foreign shore a bold speech a bold adventure clear and distinct bold handwriting a figure carved in bold relief a bold design (= bluff, sheer) very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front a bluff headland where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise a sheer descent of rock (= boldface) a typeface with thick heavy lines

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Simple sentences

The bold knight didn't hesitate to go on the offensive when the time came.
This is a bold statement.
They are only bold in what they say.
It is bold of you to say such a thing.
They should have bold ideas.
The talented young chess player is very bold. He deliberately lays himself open to attack, makes himself vulnerable and then checkmates his opponent when least expected.
Be bold!
A bold man has half the world.
It was a bold decision.
Are you not ashamed of yourselves, you bold girls, to run after a young man in that way over the fields? Is that good behaviour?
Be bold, European Union, or remain a political pygmy.
The bold man glanced at the gangster with hatred and contempt.
We marveled at his bold attempt.
Fortune favors the bold.
Fortune favours the bold.
There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots; but there are no old, bold pilots.

Movie subtitles

May I be so bold as to inquire your availability and whereabouts tomorrow afternoon?
Their leaders were bold and fearless men. They were arrested and sent to the tower.
He has set his heart on a bold and mighty maiden.
You must put on a bold face.
As men of science, we should be curious. and bold enough to peer beyond it. into the many wonders it conceals.
Forgive me, if I may make so bold..
Bold words.
How bold we grow with treason.
By my faith, but you're a bold rascal.
And a fine decoration it will be, my bold Norman beauty.
I'm not bold.
Mr. Bennet, you could be wicked and bold at times!
Bold ones, my girl!
Bold ones!
Last night I was bold enough to hint at a relationship between you and a certain lady.
If I am not too bold, I could suggest a way by which. this gentleman may be accommodated.
I advise you to go back to your ladies at Tortuga. who are thrilled by your bold, lawless ways.
Get out of here! You bold faced thing!
But lose that there heart of his to our little Emily. Tonight, he makes so bold as to ask for her hand, and she agreed.
That was very bold.
Lf I may be so bold as to inquire?
On the theory that the best defense is a bold attack.
This bold new way of appealing by printed petition is creating a sort of public opinion that is forcing decisions even on kings.
He's getting so bold about it that they're bound to.
The first professional film by Josef von Sternberg was unusually bold both subject matter and technical skill. It framed the style of all gangster films to come.
What about you, if I may be so bold?
And we can only accomplish this by an action as daring and as bold as the one planned for tonight.
Bold!
Bold as brass.
You were very bold downstairs when you refused to pour me wine. But alone with the old watchdog, you are not so brave.
Long Play is second, then Bold Son.
Long Play and Bold Son and The Heathen.

News and current affairs

To empower global society to act, Ban has launched a bold new global initiative, for which I am grateful to volunteer.
France has a president who understands the need for bold, far-reaching actions as well.
If America realizes these bold steps through purposeful public policies, as Obama outlined, the innovative science, new technology, and powerful demonstration effects that result will benefit countries around the world.
Unfortunately, when it comes to bold and innovative programs to meet critical human needs, America is out of practice.
I recently met an official working for a provincial Department of Propaganda and was impressed by his bold and straightforward comments on current affairs.
A fairer, more prosperous future for all three countries demands that we take a bold step forward.
The crisis does provide a political opportunity for bold moves on this front in many countries; but structural reforms generally will not generate growth and jobs immediately (one exception is permitting shops to open longer).
This is a bold idea, but bold ideas are needed now more than ever.
Yet French and German statesmen summoned the vision and the will to launch a bold experiment, one that has evolved into a single economy of 500 million people.
FRANKFURT - Last week, the government of newly elected Argentine President Mauricio Macri launched a bold plan to revitalize a bruised and beleaguered economy plagued by high inflation.
If it does, Argentina's bold economic strategy will become a model for other countries, both now and in the future.
In a bold stroke, it could devalue the currency and then join a monetary union with Brazil.
But bold assertions, even from central bankers, are no substitute for research and analysis.
If the international community is going to invest in a bold new public-relations initiative, it might as well focus on areas where the potential payoffs are the greatest.
It may well be true that Obama would rather exercise caution - even when bold action is called for - than act impulsively and potentially cause more damage.
But America can make it so only by recognizing the great challenges it faces and taking bold steps towards addressing them, at home and with allies abroad.
This will require bold political leadership and unprecedented solidarity between rich and poor countries.
Netanyahu thinks in bold military terms, not in terms of geopolitical strategy.
Yes, such a bold step would transform NATO.
It is time for his counterparts to step up, and doing so should not rule out bold policies, free of any complexes, aimed at influencing Israel's policy toward Palestine.
In the spring of 2009, speaking in Prague, Obama advanced a bold ambition: a world without nuclear weapons.

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