opine

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.

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

verb

To have an opinion: believe, consider, deem, hold, think. Informal figure, judge. Idioms: be of the opinion. See opinion.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation
  Synonyms: speak up, animadvert, sound off

Meaning #2: expect, believe, or suppose
  Synonyms: think, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - mene

Nederlands (Dutch)
menen, denken

Français (French)
v. tr. - émettre un avis, opiner

Deutsch (German)
v. - meinen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποφαίνομαι, γνωματεύω

Italiano (Italian)
opinare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - opinar, julgar, dar parecer

Русский (Russian)
высказать мнение, предположить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - opinar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - mena, tycka, anse, antyda, förmoda, tänka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
想, 认为, 以为

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 想, 認為, 以為

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 의견을 말하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 意見を持つ, 考える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعبر عن رأيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הביע דיעה, חשב ש-‬

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