Opine
[ə(ʊ)'paɪn] or [o'paɪn]
Definition
(verb.) express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation; 'John spoke up at the meeting'.
Editor: Pierre--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t. & i.) To have an opinion; to judge; to think; to suppose.
Checker: Marty
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. [Obsolete or colloquial.] Think, judge, believe, suppose, conceive, apprehend, fancy, WEEN, presume, take it, be of opinion, have an opinion.
Edited by Gene
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Think, believe, conjecture, suppose, judge, surmise
ANT:Know, ascertain, verify
Typist: Waldo
Definition
v.i. to suppose.—adj. Opin′able capable of being thought.—ns. Opī′nant one who forms an opinion; Opin′icus (her.) a half-lion half-dragon.
Editor: Rena
Examples
- And do we know what we opine? Plato. The Republic.
- I would I knew what the Rabbi Jacob Ben Tudela would opine on it, replied Isaac;--nevertheless, the good youth must not bleed to death. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Mr. Helstone opined that they were like other fools who had just paired--insensible to inconvenience just for the moment. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Pressed to fall back upon a nominative case, he opined that they wos about as red as ever red could be. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I offered to relieve her, but was shaken off with kindly contempt: my godmother opined that I had enough to do to take care of myself. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Mr Sparkler opined that he painted anything, if he could get the job. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Mr Venus opined that such was clearly his intention. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- And may we not say that the mind of the one who knows has knowledge, and that the mind of the other, who opines only, has opinion? Plato. The Republic.
- Silas looks as hard at his one leg as he can in the dim light, and after a pause sulkily opines 'that it must be the fault of the other people. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Tippins, with a bewitching little scream, opines that we shall every one of us be murdered in our beds. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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