Meaning of opinion | Babel Free

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1. A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
   countable, uncountable
2. The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.
   countable, uncountable
3. a person fond of his own opinions and of making them known.
4. Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
5. Something believed or accepted as true by a person:belief, conviction, feeling, idea, mind, notion, persuasion, position, sentiment, view.
6. to think. He is of the opinion that nothing more can be done. van gedagte/mening/oordeel wees من رَأيِه، يَعْتَقِد на мнение съм ser da opinião (de que) být názoru, že der Meinung sein, daß mene είμαι της γνώμης opinar que arvamusel olema عقیده داشتن که olla jtn mieltä être d'avis que בְּדֵעָה यह मत है कि držati, misliti azon a véleményen van, hogy berpikir vera þeirrar skoðunar (að) essere dell'opinione che ～と思う ...라 생각하다 manyti domāt; uzskatīt berpendapat van mening zijn ha den oppfatning, ...
7. Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
8. according to what I, you etc think. In my opinion, he's right. volgens my/jou mening في رأيِ، في اعْتِقاد по мое мнение na (minha) opinião podle ... názoru nach meiner, deiner, etc. Meinung efter min mening κατά τη γνώμη μου en mi/tu etc opinión minu meelest به نظر minun/sinun jne. mielestä à mon/votre, etc. avis לְדַעֲתִי मेरे मत, विचार po mojem mišljenju, sudu véleményem szerint menurut pikiran, pendapat að mínu áliti secondo me/te ～の考えによると 내 생각에는 mano, tavo... nuomone pēc manām (tavām, ......
   etc
9. The formal decision, or expression of views, of a judge, an umpire, a doctor, or other party officially called upon to consider and decide upon a matter or point submitted.
   countable, uncountable
10. something about which different people (may) have different opinions. Whether it is better to marry young or not is a matter of opinion. verskil van mening مَسْألَة رأي въпрос на гледна точка uma questão de opinião věc názoru die Ansichtssache et holdningsspørgsmål θέμα άποψης ser discutible maitseasi موضوعی که نظرات مختلفی درباره آن وجود دارد mielipidekysymys affaire d'opinion עִנייָן שֶׁל הַשקָפָה विवादास्पद बात stvar mišljenja felfogás kérdése soal pendapat álitamál una questione d'opinion...
11. A judicial opinion delivered by an Advocate General to the European Court of Justice where he or she proposes a legal solution to the cases for which the court is responsible.
    European-Union, countable, uncountable
12. A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof: "The world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, but by opinion" (Elizabeth Drew). See Synonyms at view.
13. A judgment based on special knowledge and given by an expert: a medical opinion.
14. A judgment or estimation of the merit of a person or thing: has a low opinion of braggarts.
15. The prevailing view: public opinion.
16. Law a. A court's formal, usually written statement explaining its reasons for its decision in a case.
    Law

Equivalents

Examples

“I would like to know your opinions on the new filing system.”

“In my opinion, white chocolate is better than milk chocolate.”

“Every man is a fool in some man's opinion.”

“We invite you to state your opinions about the suggestions.”

“Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.”

“I haue bought / Golden Opinions from all ſorts of people, […]”

“Friendship […] gives a man a peculiar right and claim to the good opinion of his friend.”

“Thou haſt redeemed thy loſt opinion, […]”

“This gain’d Agricola much opinion; who […] had made ſuch early progreſs into laborious […] enterpriſes.”

“[…] your reaſons at Dinner haue been ſharpe & ſententious: pleaſant without ſcurillitie, wittie without affection, audatious without impudencie, learned without opinion, and ſtrange without hereſie: […]”

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