LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
phrase

sapere audē

sapere audē
Classical[ˈsa.pɛ.rɛ ˈau̯.deː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsaː.pe.re ˈaːu̯.de]

Meaning

  1. have the courage to think for yourself
  2. have courage to use your own reason, in the context of committing to tasks that need to be embarked upon, however unpleasant or awkward

Origins

Literally, “dare to know”. It is from the epithet of a parable, explaining that a fool waits for the stream to stop before crossing. The original use seems to be in Epistle II of Horace's Epistularum liber primus: Dimidium facti qui coepit habet: sapere aude (“He who has begun is half done: dare to know!”).

Quick answers

What does sapere audē mean in Latin?
sapere audē, a phrase, means “have the courage to think for yourself; have courage to use your own reason, in the context of committing to tasks that need to be embarked upon, however unpleasant or awkward”.
How do you pronounce sapere audē?
In classical Latin, [ˈsa.pɛ.rɛ ˈau̯.deː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsaː.pe.re ˈaːu̯.de].