Synonyms

opine

American

[oh-pahyn] / oʊˈpaɪn /

verb (used with or without object)

opined, opining

to hold or express an opinion.

Synonyms:

imagine, imagine, guess, guess, allow, suggest, say, say

opine British

/ əʊˈpaɪn /

verb

(when tr, usually takes a clause as object) to hold or express an opinion

he opined that it was all a sad mistake

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Etymology

Origin of opine

First recorded in 1575–85; is from Latin opīnārī “to think, deem”

Example Sentences

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Analysts are opining about the impact on global trade, which influences corporate earnings, but it’s too early to draw significant conclusions.

From Barron's

Referring to the K-shaped economy, the Evercore authors also opine that blue-collar workers would be less affected because robots will not be able to fully replicate manual activities.

From MarketWatch

The answer was a very direct "no", but Ross took the chance to opine that "this stinks".

From BBC

“People much closer to that situation are better to opine on that.”

From Los Angeles Times

“While we cannot opine on the ultimate shape of the software industry, we believe the chip industry has been and will continue to be positively levered to the AI buildout,” Arya said.

From MarketWatch

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