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noun [countable] American English pronunciation: opinion

/əˈpɪnjən/

singular	opinion
plural	opinions

the attitude that you have toward something, especially your thoughts about how good it is
opinion of:
What is your opinion of her latest novel?
opinion on:
His opinions on genetic testing are well known.
have a good/high/low etc. opinion of:
He seems to have a low opinion of women.
give/express an opinion:
The students were not given the chance to express an opinion.
form an opinion:
She seems to have formed a good opinion of him.
share/be of the same opinion:
My wife and I share the same opinion on smoking.
a difference of opinion:
Despite our many differences of opinion, we remained good friends.
be of the opinion that:
The doctor was of the opinion that surgery was unnecessary.
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1. a.
  [uncountable] the attitudes and thoughts of a group of people
  public/popular opinion:
  Public opinion has turned against Senator McCormac in recent months.
  informed/expert opinion:
  We rely on expert opinion when deciding about technical matters.
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Collocations: opinion
▪ advance, express, give, offer, venture, voice

phrase

in someone’s opinion
used for saying what someone believes
People don’t get enough exercise, in my opinion.
The prisoner was released, which in the court’s opinion was wrong.
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Expressing yourself: opinion

Examples:

I think if you work hard you’ll do very well on the exam.

In my view, it was a big mistake not to try to buy the company last year.

It seems to me that John’s plans for the website are very promising. ♦ All things considered, I think we were right to cancel our flights.

If you ask me, both Paul and Simon are being extremely immature.

To be honest/To tell you the truth/To be frank, I thought the show was pretty terrible.

Personally, I think you should apologize to your brother.

The way I see it, the Democrats have no other choice. ♦ As far as I’m concerned, soccer is a much more interesting sport than football.

Metaphor: opinion

Someone’s opinion of a situation is like a description of what they can see from the place where they are.

We want to get a range of different views.
In my view, women should be paid the same as men.
It’s important to look at this from the child’s point of view.
From a personal viewpoint, I’d say the whole thing was a disaster.
The book is written from the vantage point of the losers.
I see things from a slightly different perspective.
The President spelled out his vision of the future.
The way I see it/As I see it, people should take responsibility for their own lives.
From where we stand, there’s only one answer to that question.
Try to see this from someone else’s standpoint.
Let’s look at this from a slightly different angle.
There’s more to this than meets the eye.
He accused his opponents of suffering from tunnel vision.
She’s always had a blind spot where her children are concerned.

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