transcription, транскрипция: [ əpɪnjən ]
( opinions)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Your opinion about something is what you think or believe about it.
I wasn’t asking for your opinion, Dick...
He held the opinion that a government should think before introducing a tax...
Most who expressed an opinion spoke favorably of Thomas.
N-COUNT : oft poss N , N that
2.
Your opinion of someone is your judgment of their character or ability.
That improved Mrs Goole’s already favourable opinion of him.
= estimation
N-SING : usu supp N , N of n
3.
You can refer to the beliefs or views that people have as opinion .
Some, I suppose, might even be in positions to influence opinion...
There is a broad consensus of opinion about the policies which should be pursued.
N-UNCOUNT
4.
An opinion from an expert is the advice or judgment that they give you in the subject that they know a lot about.
Even if you have had a regular physical check-up recently, you should still seek a medical opinion.
N-COUNT : usu sing
5.
see also public opinion , second opinion
6.
You add expressions such as ‘ in my opinion ’ or ‘ in their opinion ’ to a statement in order to indicate that it is what you or someone else thinks, and is not necessarily a fact.
Well he’s not making a very good job of it in my opinion.
PHRASE : PHR with cl
7.
If someone is of the opinion that something is the case, that is what they believe. ( FORMAL )
Frank is of the opinion that the 1934 yacht should have won.
PHRASE : v-link PHR that
8.
a matter of opinion: see matter