opine

  • 21opine — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. think, reckon, of the opinion, believe, imagine, maintain, suppose, assume, guess. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To have an opinion: believe, consider, deem, hold, think. Informal: figure, judge. Idiom: be of the… …

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  • 22opine — o|pine [ ou paın ] verb transitive VERY FORMAL to state your opinion …

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  • 23opine — o·pine || əʊ paɪn v. express a view; hold a position; think that; assume that …

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  • 24opine — verb formal hold and state as one s opinion. Origin ME: from L. opinari think, believe …

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  • 25opine — v. n. Think, judge, believe, suppose, conceive, apprehend, fancy, presume, take it, be of opinion, have an opinion, ween …

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  • 26opine — verb (transitive + that) formal to say that you think something is true: “She did right, if you ask me,” opined Moreau …

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  • 27opine — v reckon, fancy, deem, conceive, imagine; feel, think, view, see, regard; hold, consider, maintain, esteem, count; suppose, assume, surmise, Dial. allow, conclude, conjecture; presume, guess, suspect, Inf. expect, Inf. have a hunch, have an… …

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  • 28opine — o•pine [[t]oʊˈpaɪn[/t]] v. o•pined, o•pin•ing 1) to express as an opinion 2) to express opinions • Etymology: 1575–85; < L opīnārī to think …

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  • 29opine — [c]/oʊˈpaɪn / (say oh puyn) verb (opined, opining) –verb (t) 1. to think; deem; hold or express as one s opinion: *He had not believed me initially, but opined that perhaps the police were being muzzled. –murray farquhar, 1986. –verb (i) 2. to… …

  • 30opine —   v.t. state (as) an opinion …

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