opined; opining
: to express opinions
You may opine about anything you want.
: to state as an opinion
opined that the nominee was not fit to serve on the Supreme Court
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Opine is not a back-formation of opinion. Both words come from Middle French opiner, meaning "to express one's opinion," and Latin opīnārī, "to have in mind" or "to think." And they were thought up as words for the English language independently at different times.
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Examples of opine in a Sentence
Many people opine that the content of Web pages should be better regulated.
You can opine about any subject you like.
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Notably, however, nominee for HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, opined in the Wall Street Journal an interest in tying U.S. drug prices to the ones paid in Europe.
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The mix of talking heads and underwater footage (Jeff Louis Peterman’s beckoning cinematography) as well as the occasionally hyped opining about the potential for disaster or triumph delivers the familiar beats of the genre.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Chair and CEO Warren Buffett opined at length in 2018 and 2019 about the trade conflicts that erupted during Trump’s first term.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
At my own family gatherings, people might opine about their own bodies or occasionally aim a barb about how a cousin or I have lost or gained weight.
—Ella Cerón, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The mix of talking heads and underwater footage (Jeff Louis Peterman’s beckoning cinematography) as well as the occasionally hyped opining about the potential for disaster or triumph delivers the familiar beats of the genre.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
Berkshire Hathaway Chair and CEO Warren Buffett opined at length in 2018 and 2019 about the trade conflicts that erupted during Trump’s first term.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
At my own family gatherings, people might opine about their own bodies or occasionally aim a barb about how a cousin or I have lost or gained weight.
—Ella Cerón, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Opine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opine. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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