OPINE

think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess

(verb) expect, believe, or suppose; “I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel”; “I thought to find her in a bad state”; “he didn’t think to find her in the kitchen”; “I guess she is angry at me for standing her up”

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

(verb) express one’s opinion openly and without fear or hesitation; “John spoke up at the meeting”

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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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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