dare believe

dare believe
dare hope/dream/believe/usually in negatives phrase
if you dare not hope, dream, or believe that something will happen or is true, you think it is very unlikely, but you would very much like it to happen

I never dared dream that peace would come so soon.

The work was finished much sooner than he’d ever dared hope.

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