Definition of "daresay" in English

verb

1. (intransitive, archaic, originally) Chiefly in the form I daresay: to say something boldly; to affirm or assert.

2. (intransitive, by extension) Chiefly in the form I daresay: to venture to say (as the speaker believes something is likely to be the case); to think something probable; to presume.

   • Are you going to stay up all night? I daresay that I am.