See Also: Clearance Opinion (Availability Opinion)(law)
Availability Opinion (Clearance Opinion)(law)
Opinion(law)
L'Opinion(finance)
opinion(1)(dictionary)
opinion(2)(dictionary)
opinion(dictionary)
Except for opinion(finance)
Except for opinion(money)
Fairness opinion(finance)

opinion (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: Latin opinio]
[U and C] your ideas or beliefs about a particular subject
opinion about
::The two women had very different opinions about drugs.
opinion of
::What's your opinion of Cathy?
opinion on
::He asked his wife's opinion on every important decision.
::It's a terrible shame, in my opinion , that the building was knocked down.
::The general opinion is that the new law is a good thing.
::Politicians should listen to popular opinion .
::These are just my own personal opinions .
::Whether or not this is useful is a matter of opinion .
::Everyone has the right to express an opinion .
:: Contrary to popular opinion , chocolate is quite good for you.
::Jody is a person with very strong opinions .
-see also view 1 (1), in my humble opinion at humble 1 (3)
[C] judgement or advice from a professional person about something
::When choosing an insurance policy it's best to get an independent opinion .
::My doctor says I need an operation, but I've asked for a second opinion (=advice from a second doctor to make sure that the first advice is right) .
::They took the painting to get an expert opinion (=an opinion from someone who knows a lot) .
have a high/low/good/bad etc opinion of sb/sth
to think that someone or something is very good or very bad
::They have a very high opinion of Paula's work.
be of the opinion (that)
to think that something is true
::I was firmly of the opinion that we should not give Jackson any more money.
-see also a difference of opinion at difference (6), be a matter of opinion at matter 1 (12), public opinion
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
in somebody's opinion
general/popular opinion (=what most people think about something)
public opinion (=what ordinary people think about something)
somebody's personal opinion
difference of opinion
a matter of opinion
ask (for) somebody's opinion
express/give/state an opinion
strong opinion
keep your opinions to yourself (=not say what you really think)
contrary to popular opinion (=despite what most people think)
HINT sense 1
Do not say 'according to someone's opinion'. Say either according to someone or in someone's opinion .