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dare say

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dare⋅say

  [dair-sey]
Use dare say in a Sentence
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
to venture to say (something); assume (something) as probable (used only in pres. sing. 1st pers.): I daresay we will soon finish.
Also, dare say.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME dar sayen I dare to say

dare

  [dair] verb, dared or (Archaic) durst; dared; daring; present singular 3rd person dares or dare, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to have the necessary courage or boldness for something; be bold enough: You wouldn't dare!
–verb (used with object)
2. to have the boldness to try; venture; hazard.
3. to meet defiantly; face courageously.
4. to challenge or provoke (a person) into a demonstration of courage; defy: to dare a man to fight.
–auxiliary verb
5. to have the necessary courage or boldness to (used chiefly in questions and negatives): How dare you speak to me like that? He dare not mention the subject again.
–noun
6. an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
—Idiom
7. dare say, daresay.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME dar (v.), OE dear(r), 1st and 3rd person sing. pres. indic. of durran; akin to OHG gitarran

Related forms:
darer, noun

Synonyms:
1. Dare, venture imply involvement in risks and dangers. Dare emphasizes the state of mind that makes one willing to meet danger: He dared to do what he knew was right. Venture emphasizes the act of doing something that involves risk: He ventured into deep water. 2. hazard, risk, brave.
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dare say

see I dare say.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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