opine
verbEtymology
Borrowed from Middle French opiner, from Latin opīnor (“to hold as an opinion”), from *opīnus (“thinking, expecting”), only in negative nec-opīnus (“not expecting”) and in-opīnus (“not expected”); akin to optō (“to choose, desire”), and to apīscor (“to obtain”); see optate and opt.
Definitions
To express an opinion
To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).
- I opined that matters would soon become considerably worse.
- "Your decisions," she opined, "have been unfailingly disastrous for this company."
To give one's formal opinion (on or upon something).
- I had to opine on the situation because I thought a different perspective was in order.
To suppose, consider as correct, or entertain, an opinion.
- Do you, Maister Francis, opine that ye will re-establish your father's credit by cutting your kinsman's thrapple, or getting your ain sneckit instead thereof in the College-yards of Glasgow?
- This, I opine, is a correct and fair statement of the case.
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Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from amino acids, found in some plant galls.
The neighborhood
- neighboropinion
- neighboropinionated
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA