OPINE

think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess

(verb) expect, believe, or suppose; ā€œI imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novelā€; ā€œI thought to find her in a bad stateā€; ā€œhe didnā€™t think to find her in the kitchenā€; ā€œI guess she is angry at me for standing her upā€

opine, speak up, speak out, animadvert, sound off

(verb) express oneā€™s opinion openly and without fear or hesitation; ā€œJohn spoke up at the meetingā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

opine (third-person singular simple present opines, present participle opining, simple past and past participle opined)

(intransitive) To have or express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).

(intransitive) To give one's formal opinion (on or upon something).

Etymology 2

Noun

opine (plural opines)

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

Source: Wiktionary


O*pine", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Opined; p. pr. & vb. n. Opining.] Etym: [L. opinari, p.p. opinatus; akin to opinus (in comp.) thinking, and perh. to E. apt: cf. F. opiner.]

Definition: To have an opinion; to judge; to think; to suppose. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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