/əˈpɪn.jən/
Translation
What you think or believe about something, when other people may think something different.
Word origin
From Latin opinio, a belief or expectation, from opinari meaning to think.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- opinio
Grammar
Examples
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"In my opinion" is a common way to start when you say what you think.
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"Opinion" is countable, so it has a plural: opinions.
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You ask someone for their "opinion" when you want to know what they think.
Used in
Grammar articles
(8)Adjective order in English: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
Future tense in English: will, going to and more explained
Nominalisation in English: arrive becomes arrival, decide becomes decision, and why written English turns actions into things
Past continuous tense: was and were plus -ing, and when to use it instead of the past simple
Present continuous tense: form, spelling and uses
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns in English: myself, yourself, each other, and when English does not bother
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
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