opine

o·pine  (-pn)

v. o·pined, o·pin·ing, o·pines

v.tr.

To state as an opinion.

v.intr.

To express an opinion: opined on the defendant's testimony.

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[Middle English opinen, from Old French opiner, from Latin opnr, to suppose.]

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opine [əʊˈpaɪn]

vb

(when tr, usually takes a clause as object) to hold or express an opinion he opined that it was all a sad mistake

[from Latin opīnārī]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	opine - express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting" animadvert, sound off, speak out, speak up declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" editorialise, editorialize - insert personal opinions into an objective statement
	2.	opine - expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up" guess, reckon, suppose, think, imagine anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" suspect - hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

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opine

verb (Formal) suggest, say, think, believe, judge, suppose, declare, conclude, venture, volunteer, imply, intimate, presume, conjecture, surmise, ween (poetic), give as your opinion `He's probably just tired,' she opined.

Translations

opine [əʊˈpaɪn] VI → opinar

opine

vt (liter) → dafürhalten (geh), → meinen

opine [əʊˈpaɪn] vt (frm) (old) → opinare

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opine [əʊˈpaɪn] vt (frm) (old) → opinare