American Dictionary
Definition opinion in American English
opinion
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[countable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
▪ advance, express, give, offer, venture, voice
Ways of giving your opinion
the most usual and general way of giving your opinion
a more formal way of giving your opinion
used for giving your opinion when you have thought carefully about a situation
used for giving an often critical opinion
a way of giving your opinion when you know that that people may not like what you say
used for emphasizing that you are giving your own opinion
used for giving your own opinion, when you realize that other people may not agree with you
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.
the attitude that you have toward something, especially your thoughts about how good it is
He seems to have a low opinion of women.
Despite our many differences of opinion, we remained good friends.
The doctor was of the opinion that surgery was unnecessary.
