daresay
Verb
Verb Forms: daresay
- To venture to say; to suppose or believe likely.
- Chiefly in the form I daresay: to say something boldly; to affirm or assert.
- 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.
Examples
- Are you going to stay up all night? I daresay that I am.
- I DARESAY that word isn’t actually valid, but I’ll check the dictionary first.
Origin / Etymology
From dare say: dare (“to have enough courage (to do something)”) + say.
Scrabble Score: 11
daresay: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddaresay: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
daresay: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
daresay: valid Words With Friends Word