opinion

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   What someone thinks or believes about a person, thing, or issue.

   I would like to know your opinion on the new filing system.

2. 2
   noun

   A judgement about how good or valuable someone or something is.

   I have a high opinion of her work.

3. 3
   noun

   An official statement of the reasons behind a court's decision.

   The judge's opinion explained the ruling in detail.

From English opine + -ion, from Middle English opinion, opinioun, from Anglo-Norman and Middle French opinion, from Latin opīniō, from opīnor (“to opine”). Displaced native Old English wēna.

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