opine
verb/əʊˈpaɪn/
/əʊˈpaɪn/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they opine | /əʊˈpaɪn/ /əʊˈpaɪn/ |
| he / she / it opines | /əʊˈpaɪnz/ /əʊˈpaɪnz/ |
| past simple opined | /əʊˈpaɪnd/ /əʊˈpaɪnd/ |
| past participle opined | /əʊˈpaɪnd/ /əʊˈpaɪnd/ |
| -ing form opining | /əʊˈpaɪnɪŋ/ /əʊˈpaɪnɪŋ/ |
- opine that… to express a particular opinion
- He opined that Prague was the most beautiful city in Europe.
- The headmistress opined that the outing would make a nice change for them.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin opinari ‘think, believe’.Definitions on the go
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