opine

present singular third person opines · participle present opining · participle past opined · past opined

1. intransitivetransitiveTo express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).

   I opined that matters would soon become considerably worse.

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   "Your decisions," she opined, "have been unfailingly disastrous for this company."

   Requested “Bonsoir, Paris!” and he performed with such élan I pressed a crisp five-franc note into his hand. He removed his dark glasses, checked the watermark, invoked his pet saint’s name, gathered his coppers, and scarpered through the flower beds, laughing like a madcap. Whoever opined “Money can’t buy you happiness” obviously had far too much of the stuff.

   2004, David Mitchell, “Letters From Zedelghem”, in Cloud Atlas, →ISBN, page 75

2. intransitiveTo 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.

3. intransitivetransitiveTo suppose, consider as correct, or entertain, an opinion.

   This, I opine, is a correct and fair statement of the case.

   1870, Pennsylvanian College of Dental Surgery, The Dental Times, Vol VII p 130

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   Do you, Maister Francis, opine that ye will re-establish your father's credit by cutting your kinsman's thrapple, or getting your ain sneckit instead thereof in the College-yards of Glasgow?

   1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], Rob Roy. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, →OCLC

plural opines

1. biochemistryAny of a class of organic compounds, derived from amino acids, found in some plant galls.