daresay

Definition

Chiefly in the form I daresay: to say something boldly; to affirm or assert.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "[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."
• "Are you going to stay up all night? I daresay that I am."
• "You daresay, Blanche. Ay, that is always the way; everybody daresay. Mrs. Grainger and John daresaid I should not miss Thomas, who is gone home for a week to get strong again after the ague, but I shall. Then they daresaid I should like his cousin Richard, who takes his place, just as well; but I shall not."