opine

American  

[oh-pahyn] / oʊˈpaɪn /

verb (used with or without object)

opined, opining

1. to hold or express an opinion.

   Synonyms:

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

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opine British  

/ əʊˈpaɪn /

verb

1. (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

Yardeni Research opined last week that investors appeared to be taking profits.

From Barron's

Howard Marks opines that index investors are, unwisely, simply pouring money into the largest stocks regardless of value.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the court didn’t explain those orders or opine on the broader legal issues involved.

From The Wall Street Journal

While acknowledging that wars have their own dynamics and emphasizing that his view is low conviction as a consequence, Papic opines that Iran’s pain threshold is lower than markets and commentators imagine.

From MarketWatch

The International Dictionary of Psychology opined in 1989 that consciousness was “fascinating but elusive” and “nothing worth reading has been written on it.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• surmise