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daresay

/ˌdɛəˈseɪ/ UK
/ˈdɛəseɪ/ UK
/ˌdɛəɹˈseɪ/ US
/ˈdɛəɹˌseɪ/ US

Where it comes from

From dare say: dare (“to have enough courage (to do something)”) + say.

verb daresays · daresaying · daresayed · daresaid

archaic, intransitive Chiefly in the form I daresay: to say something boldly; to affirm or assert. [H]e daresays he has had conversations with Goodfellow after the sale of the property, and Goodfellow seemed satisfied that the declarant was to get payment of his money.
broadly, intransitive Chiefly in the form I daresay: to venture to say (as the speaker believes something is likely to be the case); to think something probable; to presume. Are you going to stay up all night? I daresay that I am.

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@misc{daresay_2026,
  title = {daresay},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/daresay},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}