- opine
- verb /ə(ʊ)ˈpaɪn,oʊˈpaɪn/
I opined that matters would soon become considerably worse.
"Your decisions," she opined, "have been unfailingly disastrous for this company."
See Also: opinion, opinionated
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Opine — (N Carboxyethyl Aminosäuren) sind stickstoffreiche organische Verbindungen, die durch Kondensation von α Ketosäuren und Aminosäuren entstehen. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Synthese 2 Eigenschaften 3 Siehe auch … Deutsch Wikipedia
Opine — O*pine , v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Opined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Opining}.] [L. opinari, p. p. opinatus; akin to opinus (in comp.) thinking, and perh. to E. apt: cf. F. opiner.] To have an opinion; to judge; to think; to suppose. South. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
opine — I verb adjudge, appraise, arbitrari, assume, be convinced, be persuaded, be satisfied, believe, cherish a belief, conclude, conjecture, consider, dare say, deem, determine, diagnose, esteem, estimate, express an opinion, fancy, feel, guess, have… … Law dictionary
opine — (v.) express an opinion, mid 15c., from M.Fr. opiner, from L. opinari have an opinion, suppose, think, judge, perhaps related to optare to desire, choose (see OPTION (Cf. option)). Related: Opined; opining … Etymology dictionary
opine — [v] think believe, conceive, conclude, declare, express an opinion, feel, guess, imagine, judge, presume, say, suggest, suppose, surmise, venture; concepts 12,26 … New thesaurus
opine — ► VERB formal ▪ hold and state as one s opinion. ORIGIN Latin opinari think, believe … English terms dictionary
opine — [ō pīn′] vt., vi. opined, opining [MFr opiner < L opinari, to think: see OPINION] to hold or express (an opinion); think; suppose: now usually said, with satirical or judgmental force, of a speaker regarded as pedantic, pompous, etc … English World dictionary
opine — UK [əʊˈpaɪn] / US [oʊˈpaɪn] verb [transitive] Word forms opine : present tense I/you/we/they opine he/she/it opines present participle opining past tense opined past participle opined very formal to state your opinion … English dictionary
Opine — For the compounds formed in crown gall tumours in plants, see opines. Opine (transitive verb): to hold or express an opinion. Example: Nick opined on every subject because he was a bawss. Opines are amino acid derivatives Categories:… … Wikipedia
Opine — opines synthèse Les opines sont des composés quasi spécifiques d une tumeur végétale, la galle du collet ou crown gall, ou le broussin de vigne, induite par des bactéries pathogènes du genre Agrobacterium. Les racines de hairy root induites par … Wikipédia en Français
opine — atropine chopine clopine copine héliotropine opine … Dictionnaire des rimes
