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Added 9 October 2026

opine

/ə(ʊ)ˈpaɪn/ verb

In Latin: opīnor Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about opine at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation.
John spoke up at the meeting
Expect, believe, or suppose.
I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel

Origin

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.

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