opinion
♦♦ opin|ion /əp'ɪnjən/ (opinions)
1 [N-COUNT] oft poss N, N that
Your opinion about something is what you think or believe about it.
I wasn't asking for your opinion, Dick...
He held the opinion that a government should think before introducing a tax...
Most who expressed an opinion spoke favorably of Thomas.
2 [N-SING] usu supp N, N of n
Your opinion of someone is your judgment of their character or ability.
That improved Mrs Goole's already favourable opinion of him.
= estimation
3 [N-UNCOUNT]
You can refer to the beliefs or views that people have as opinion.
Some, I suppose, might even be in positions to influence opinion...
There is a broad consensus of opinion about the policies which should be pursued.
4 [N-COUNT] usu sing
An opinion from an expert is the advice or judgment that they give you in the subject that they know a lot about.
Even if you have had a regular physical check-up recently, you should still seek a medical opinion.
5
see also public opinion, second opinion
6 [PHRASE] PHR with cl
You add expressions such as `in my opinion' or `in their opinion' to a statement in order to indicate that it is what you or someone else thinks, and is not necessarily a fact.
Well he's not making a very good job of it in my opinion.
7 [PHRASE] v-link PHR that
If someone is of the opinion that something is the case, that is what they believe. (FORMAL)
Frank is of the opinion that the 1934 yacht should have won.
8
a matter of opinion: see matteropin|ion for|mer (opinion formers)
also opinion maker
[N-COUNT]
Opinion formers are people who have a lot of influence over what the public thinks about things.opin|ion poll (opinion polls)
[N-COUNT]
An opinion poll involves asking people's opinions on a particular subject, especially one concerning politics.
Nearly three-quarters of people questioned in an opinion poll agreed with the government's decision.
= pollpub|lic opin|ion
[N-UNCOUNT]
Public opinion is the opinion or attitude of the public regarding a particular matter.
He mobilized public opinion all over the world against hydrogen-bomb tests.sec|ond opin|ion (second opinions)
[N-COUNT]
If you get a second opinion, you ask another qualified person for their opinion about something such as your health.
I would like a second opinion on my doctor's diagnosis.
1 [N-COUNT] oft poss N, N that
Your opinion about something is what you think or believe about it.
I wasn't asking for your opinion, Dick...
He held the opinion that a government should think before introducing a tax...
Most who expressed an opinion spoke favorably of Thomas.
2 [N-SING] usu supp N, N of n
Your opinion of someone is your judgment of their character or ability.
That improved Mrs Goole's already favourable opinion of him.
= estimation
3 [N-UNCOUNT]
You can refer to the beliefs or views that people have as opinion.
Some, I suppose, might even be in positions to influence opinion...
There is a broad consensus of opinion about the policies which should be pursued.
4 [N-COUNT] usu sing
An opinion from an expert is the advice or judgment that they give you in the subject that they know a lot about.
Even if you have had a regular physical check-up recently, you should still seek a medical opinion.
5
see also public opinion, second opinion
6 [PHRASE] PHR with cl
You add expressions such as `in my opinion' or `in their opinion' to a statement in order to indicate that it is what you or someone else thinks, and is not necessarily a fact.
Well he's not making a very good job of it in my opinion.
7 [PHRASE] v-link PHR that
If someone is of the opinion that something is the case, that is what they believe. (FORMAL)
Frank is of the opinion that the 1934 yacht should have won.
8
a matter of opinion: see matteropin|ion for|mer (opinion formers)
also opinion maker
[N-COUNT]
Opinion formers are people who have a lot of influence over what the public thinks about things.opin|ion poll (opinion polls)
[N-COUNT]
An opinion poll involves asking people's opinions on a particular subject, especially one concerning politics.
Nearly three-quarters of people questioned in an opinion poll agreed with the government's decision.
= pollpub|lic opin|ion
[N-UNCOUNT]
Public opinion is the opinion or attitude of the public regarding a particular matter.
He mobilized public opinion all over the world against hydrogen-bomb tests.sec|ond opin|ion (second opinions)
[N-COUNT]
If you get a second opinion, you ask another qualified person for their opinion about something such as your health.
I would like a second opinion on my doctor's diagnosis.