December 13, 2007
opine
(v.)

to express opinions

Pronunciation:
oh-PYNE

In a sentence:
Whenever Professor Wilkins opined on the struggles of African foster children, his students began to regret ever signing up for a class called “Third World Filth, First World Guilt.”

In a different sentence:
During a monthly parent-teacher conference, Freddie’s teacher opined that Freddie needed to spend more time studying at home. Unfortunately, Freddie’s parents showed up drunk, and therefore didn’t remember anything she said.

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