daresay

or dare say

[ dair-sey ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to venture to say (something); assume (something) as probable (used only in present sing. 1st person):

   I daresay we will soon finish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of daresay¹

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

Example Sentences

I daresay watermelon is summer’s most darling melon.

From Salon

“When the villain has motivation, a mission, an ego, when there’s a humanity inside there, even though Maestro is objectively pretty evil, they believe in what they’re doing. There’s a layer of, I daresay, an inferiority complex derived from daddy issues.”

From Seattle Times

“I daresay it will be business as usual, because he’s been cut of the same cloth as Mark Drakeford,” Welsh Conservative leader Andrew R.T.

From Seattle Times

“It is an African story, and I daresay it’s a global story, too.”

From Washington Times

“It is an African story, and I daresay it’s a global story, too.”

From Seattle Times

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