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English
Etymology
From the Latin opīnor (“‘to hold as an opinion’”) < *opinus (“‘thinking, expecting’”), only in negative nec-opinus (“‘not expecting’”) and in-opinus (“‘not expected’”); akin to optare (“‘to choose, desire’”), and to apisci (“‘to obtain’”); see optate and opt.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /əʊˈpaɪn/, SAMPA: /@U"paIn/
- (US) IPA: /oʊˈpaɪn/, SAMPA: /oU"paIn/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -aɪn
Verb
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Infinitive to opine |
Third person singular opines |
Simple past opined |
Past participle opined |
Present participle opining |
to opine (third-person singular simple present opines, present participle opining, simple past and past participle opined)
- To hold or state as an opinion.
- I had to opine on the situation because I thought a different perspective was in order.
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External links
- opine in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- opine in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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