daresay
Syllables: dare·sayUK/ˌdɛəˈseɪ//ˌdɛəɹˈseɪ/
daresay verb: chiefly in the form I daresay: to say something boldly; to affirm or assert.
Verb
daresay (third-person singular simple present daresays, present participle daresaying, simple past and past participle daresayed or daresaid)
- 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.1834 January 29, Patrick Shaw; Alexander Dunlop; J. M. Bell, reporters, “John Adamson, Advocator.—Skene—Outram. Walter Adamson, Respondent.—Jameson—Christison.”, in Cases Decided in the Court of...
- 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.
- 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...1843, Ellen Pickering, chapter II, in The Grumbler; […], volume II, London: T[homas] C[autley] Newby, 65, Mortimer St. Cavendish Sq., →OCLC, page 53
daresay meaning in Urdu and Kannada
daresay in Urdu
- daresay
- اتفاق کرنا ittifāq karnā
daresay in Kannada
- ಸಾಧ್ಯ, ಸಂಭವ, ಇರಬಹುದು
Examples of daresay in a sentence
- Ay, that is always the way; everybody daresay.1843, Ellen Pickering, chapter II, in The Grumbler; […], volume II, London: T[homas] C[autley] Newby, 65, Mortimer St. Cavendish Sq....
- However, when she knows my position is desperate, she'll shell out handsomely, I daresay.1865, [Mary Elizabeth Braddon], “‘And I—What I Seem to My Friend, You See!’”, in Sir Jasper’s Tenant […], volume III, London: John Maxwell...
- "There's no use trying," she said: "one can't believe impossible things." / "I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen.1871 December 27 (indicated as 1872), Lewis Carroll [pseudonym; Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], “Wool and Water”, in Through the Looking-Glass...
- I daresay he's got other things to think of.1873, [Margaret] Oliphant, “The Gathering of the Storm”, in Innocent: A Tale of Modern Life. […], volume III, London: Sampson Low, Marston...
Forms of daresay
| third-person singular present | daresays |
|---|---|
| present participle | daresaying |
| past participle | daresayed |
| past | daresayed |
| past participle | daresaid |
| past | daresaid |
| alternative form | dare say |
| alternative form | dare-say |
Origin of daresay
From dare say: dare (“to have enough courage (to do something)”) + say.
Words formed from daresay
Questions about daresay
- What does daresay mean?
- Daresay means chiefly in the form I daresay: to say something boldly; to affirm or assert.
- What is daresay in Urdu?
- Daresay in Urdu is اتفاق کرنا (ittifāq karnā). See Daresay meaning in Urdu.
- How do you use daresay in a sentence?
- Ay, that is always the way; everybody daresay.
- What part of speech is daresay?
- Daresay is a verb.
- How do you pronounce daresay?
- Daresay is pronounced /ˌdɛəˈseɪ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of daresay?
- The past tense of daresay is daresayed.
Words near daresay in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: daresay (page history and authors); اتفاق کرنا (Urdu) (page history and authors); daresay (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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