# opine

> English word · Verb · IPA /ə(ʊ)ˈpaɪn/ · frequency rank #66,898

## Definitions
1. To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).
2. To give one's formal opinion (on or upon something).
3. to suppose, consider as correct, or entertain, an opinion.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French opiner, from Latin opīnor (“to hold as an opinion”), from *opīnus (“thinking, expecting”), only in negative nec-opīnus (“not expecting”) and in-opīnus (“not expected”); akin to optō (“to choose, desire”), and to apīscor (“to obtain”); see optate and opt.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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