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5 lettersPronunciation /ə(ʊ)ˈpaɪn/Part of speech verbSorted einopStarts with OEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. expect, believe, or suppose

Word 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.

Used in a sentence

  • I opined that matters would soon become considerably worse.
  • "Your decisions," she opined, "have been unfailingly disastrous for this company."
  • I had to opine on the situation because I thought a different perspective was in order.

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