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- [dair-sey]
- /ˈdɛərˈseɪ/
- /ˌdeəˈseɪ/
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- [dair-sey]
- /ˈdɛərˈseɪ/
Definitions of daresay word
- noun daresay Dare say (in the sense of \"think something to be probable\"). 1
- verb daresay To venture to say, to think something probable. 0
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Origin of daresay
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English dar sayen I dare to say
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Parts of speech for Daresay
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
daresay popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
daresay usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for daresay
verb daresay
- allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- feel — to perceive or examine by touch.
- assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- suspect — to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
- presume — to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
Antonyms for daresay
verb daresay
- disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- mistrust — lack of trust or confidence; distrust.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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