to form an opinion (about a situation

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• opinion */*/*/ — UK [əˈpɪnjən] / US noun [countable] Word forms opinion : singular opinion plural opinions Ways of giving your opinion: I think → the most usual and general way of giving your opinion I reckon → a more informal way of giving your opinion In my… …   English dictionary

• Opinion poll — An opinion poll, sometimes simply referred to as a poll is a survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then… …   Wikipedia

• Advice (opinion) — Advice is a form of relating personal opinions, belief systems, personal values and recommendations about certain situations relayed in some context to another person, group or party often offered as a guide to action and/or conduct. Advice is… …   Wikipedia

• size up — verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail (Freq. 2) he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror • Syn: ↑take stock, ↑scrutinize, ↑scrutinise • Derivationally related forms: ↑scrutiniser ( …   Useful english dictionary

• take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Bob Barr presidential campaign, 2008 — Infobox U.S. federal election campaign, 2008 committee = Bob Barr 2008 campaign = U.S. presidential election, 2008 candidate = Bob Barr United States House of Representatives (GA) (1995 2003) cand id = P80005580 fec date = 2008 08 31 status =… …   Wikipedia

• size — size1 [ saız ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount how large or small something is: Moscow s subway system is less than half the size of New York s. size of: an engine size of 2000 cc full size (=as large as something will ever be): The plants should… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• judge — [[t]ʤʌ̱ʤ[/t]] ♦♦ judges, judging, judged 1) N COUNT; N TITLE A judge is the person in a court of law who decides how the law should be applied, for example how criminals should be punished. The judge adjourned the hearing until next Tuesday...… …   English dictionary

• take — 1 /teIk/ verb past tense took past participle taken MOVE STH 1 (T) to move someone or something from one place to another: Don t forget to take your bag when you go. | Paul doesn t know the way can you take him? | take sb/sth to: We take the kids …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• survey — sur|vey1 W3S3 [ˈsə:veı US ˈsə:r ] n 1.) a set of questions that you ask a large number of people in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour carry out/conduct a survey (=do a survey) ▪ We conducted a survey of parents in the village.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• survey — 1 noun (C) 1 a set of questions that you ask a large number of people in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour: to carry out/conduct a survey (=do a survey): a recent survey conducted by Manchester university into children s… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English