OPINE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they opine ... he / she / it opines

Past simple: opined

Past participle: opined

-ing form: opining

Sense 1

Meaning:

Expect, believe, or suppose

Example:

I guess she is angry at me for standing her up

Synonyms:

guess; imagine; opine; reckon; suppose; think

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "opine" is one way to...):

anticipate; expect (regard something as probable or likely)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "opine"):

suspect (hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

opinion (a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

Example:

John spoke up at the meeting

Synonyms:

animadvert; opine; sound off; speak out; speak up

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "opine" is one way to...):

declare (state emphatically and authoritatively)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "opine"):

editorialise; editorialize (insert personal opinions into an objective statement)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

opinion (a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof)

opinionative (obstinate in your opinions)