- opinion
- n.
1) to air, express, give, offer, pass, state, venture, voice an opinion
2) to form an opinion about (I still have not formed an opinion about the candidates)
3) to mold (public) opinion
4) to entertain, have, hold an opinion
5) (legal) (AE) to hand down an opinion (the court handed down an opinion)
6) a conflicting; considered; dissenting; frank, honest; informed; negative; opposing; personal; positive; prevailing, prevalent; strong opinion (she has strong opinions about everything)
7) a high; low opinion of (he has a high opinion of himself)
8) (an) expert; lay opinion
9) public opinion
10) a second opinion (as given by a doctor)
11) shades of opinion
12) an opinion about, on
13) the opinion that + clause (she expressed her opinion that a compromise would be reached)
14) in smb.'s opinion (in my humble opinion)
15) of an opinion (she is of the opinion that nothing will help)
* * *[ə'pɪnjən]considereddissentinghold an opinionlay opinionopposingpersonalprevailingprevalentvoice an opinionlow opinion of (he has a high opinion of himself)strong opinion (she has strong opinions about everything)(an) experta conflictinga highan opinion aboutshades of opinionto airto entertainto mold (public) opinionto form an opinion about (I still have not formed an opinion about the candidates)a second opinion (as given by a doctor)in smb. 's opinion (in my humble opinion)the opinion that + clause (she expressed her opinion that a compromise would be reached)of an opinion (she is of the opinion that nothing will help)(legal) (AE) to hand down an opinion (the court handed down an opinion)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.