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dare·say

daresay

 
pronunciation:
der seI
features:
Grammatical Patterns
part of speech: transitive verb
definition: to take the risk of saying (used to introduce a statement of what one imagines to be true; used only in the first person singular in the present tense).
I daresay he'll agree to the plan, although I could be wrong, of course.[verb + (that) + clause ] I daresay your daughter is thinking about college now. Am I right?[verb + (that) + clause ] He's a big success by now, I daresay.[verb + (that) + clause ]
similar words:
bet, guess, imagine, suppose