verb

daresay

deh-uh-SAY

verb

Used chiefly in the phrase "I daresay" to mean one supposes or thinks something is probably true.

"I daresay you're right about the weather."

"He'll be late again, I daresay."

How to Use Daresay

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA slightly formal, old-fashioned way of saying "I suppose" or "I imagine."

When to use it

Somewhat formal or old-fashioned; mostly used in British English, almost always as "I daresay."

daresayed past tense, daresaid past tense, daresays singular

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I _____ you're right about the weather.

A fusion of "dare" and "say," originally meaning "to venture to say."

ay may day say ray hay lay pay jay way yay nay