daresay C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition Also spelled dessay US /ˈdɛrˌseɪ/ UK /ˈdeəseɪ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to consider very likely; to venture to say I daresay you'll find the journey tiring. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to consider very likely; to... supposepresumeassumereckonventure Word family Related forms daresay Etymology AI details A fixed compound of the verbs 'dare' and 'say' (originally 'I dare say'), meaning 'I venture to say, I think it likely'. durran Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # daresay **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈdɛrˌseɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdeəseɪ/ ## Meanings 1. to consider very likely; to venture to say ## Examples - I daresay you'll find the journey tiring. ## Synonyms - suppose - presume - assume - reckon - venture ## Related Forms - dare - say ## Roots and Affixes - Root: durran ## Etymology A fixed compound of the verbs 'dare' and 'say' (originally 'I dare say'), meaning 'I venture to say, I think it likely'. ## AI Etymology Daresay is a fixed compound of the verbs 'dare' and 'say' (originally 'I dare say'), meaning 'I venture to say, I think it likely'. Important recorded forms include durran (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to consider very likely; to venture to say. The wider family includes related words such as dare and say. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown