daresay

or dare say

[ dair-sey ]

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verb (used with or without object)

to venture to say (something); assume (something) as probable (used only in present sing. 1st person): I daresay we will soon finish.

Origin of daresay

¹

1250–1300; Middle English dar sayen I dare to say

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How to use daresay in a sentence

Never mind; I dare-say the smell of the paint won't signify to the gentlemen.
Great Pirate Stories | Various
I was told you wanted to go to Jamaica; I dare-say our captain will take you for a moderate passage-money.
Great Pirate Stories | Various
I dare-say Kate is furious, and saying all kinds of hard things about me.
Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters | May Agnes Fleming
But I was mad and treacherous and false, and I dare-say it serves me right.
Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters | May Agnes Fleming

Other Idioms and Phrases with daresay

daresay

see I dare say.

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