I must say
English
editAdverb
editI must say (not comparable)
- A term of asseveration.
- 1844, Benjamin Disraeli, Coningsby, etc, page 265:
- “I must say, I was very happy when I met Mr. Coningsby again at Cambridge,” said Lady Wallinger. “It gave me much greater pleasure than seeing any of the colleges.”
Usage notes
edit- It is usually set off from the rest of the sentence by commas.