opine

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ə(ʊ)ˈpaɪn/
• (GA) IPA: /oʊˈpaɪn/

Verb

opine (opines, present participle opining; past and past participle opined)

1. (intransitive) To have or 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."

2. (intransitive) 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.

Related terms

• opinion
• opinionated

Translations

• French: opiner
• German: meinen
• Portuguese: opinar

Translations

• Italian: ritenere, affermare
• Portuguese: opinar
• Russian: выска́зывать
• Spanish: opinar

Noun

opine (plural opines)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from amino acids, found in some plant tumours

Translations

• Italian: opina

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