What does dare say mean?

dare say

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables: dare say
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Meaning

verb

Alternative form of daresay.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The kitchen window was open. I asked Sydney if he had left it so. ‘I don’t know, — I dare say we did; I don’t fancy that either of us stood on the order of his coming.’"

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

dares say (present, singular) daring to say (participle, present) dared say (participle, past) dared say (past) durst say (archaic, participle) durst say (archaic, past)

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