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- [oh-pahyn]
- /oʊˈpaɪn/
- /əʊˈpaɪn/
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- [oh-pahyn]
- /oʊˈpaɪn/
Definitions of opine word
- noun opine Hold and state as one's opinion. 1
- intransitive verb opine give one's opinion 1
- verb opine To opine means to express your opinion. 0
- verb opine to hold or express an opinion 0
- verb transitive opine to hold or express (an opinion); think; suppose 0
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Origin of opine
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85, opine is from the Latin word opīnārī to think, deem
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Parts of speech for Opine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
opine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for opine
verb opine
- pronounce — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- hold forth — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- discourse — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- lecture — a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject: a lecture on Picasso's paintings.
- preach — to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
Antonyms for opine
verb opine
- calculate — If you calculate a number or amount, you discover it from information that you already have, by using arithmetic, mathematics, or a special machine.
- disbelieve — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- know — to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
- measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
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