Asking for and giving opinions

Asking for and giving opinions

This post contains useful expressions about asking for opinion, responding to opinions, completely and partly agreements or disagreements in English language conversations.

Asking for opinion

Are you aware of …?

Do you (dis)approve of …?

Do you agree with me?

Do you consider that …?

Do you have any idea?

Do you have any opinion on this matter?

Do you have any views on this?

Do you know/see what I mean?

Don’t you think (that)…?

Don’t you think so?

Have you got any thoughts on this?

How do you feel (about) …?

How do you feel if …?

How would you react if …?

I would really appreciate your view.

What are your thoughts on that?

What are your views on …?

What do you reckon (about) …?

What do you suggest?

What do you think about (that) …?

What do you think about/of …?

What do you think I should do?

What do you think/ reckon?

What does that mean to you?

What is your opinion on that?

What is your opinion on/about/of …?

What would you say to … if …?

What’s your point of view?

What’s your position on …?

Where do you stand (on…)?

Where would you stand if …?

Would you agree with me that …?

Would you go along with that?

Responding to opinions

I see what you mean.

That’s a great suggestion.

That’s a very good point.

That’s one way of looking at it.

You’ve got a point there.

Stating something as a fact

As everybody knows …

Everyone knows that …

It’s normally accepted that …

Nobody will deny that …

There can be no doubt that …

Agreement expressions

I agree with you entirely.

I am of the same opinion.

I completely/absolutely agree with you.

I simply must agree with that.

I strongly agree with you.

I totally agree with you.

That’s a very important point.

That’s exactly what I think.

There is no doubt about it …

You are right. You’re quite right.

You took the words right out of my mouth.

Partial Agreement expressions

I agree with you in principle, but …

I can agree with that only with reservations.

It’s not as simple as it seems.

It’s only partly true that …

That seems obvious, but …

That’s not necessarily so.

That’s true, but …

Well, you could be right.

Disagreement expressions

I (very much) doubt whether …

I am of a different opinion because …

I cannot agree with this idea.

I cannot share this view.

I don’t agree with you about …

I don’t agree with you.

I have my own thoughts on/about that.

I’m afraid I can’t agree with you.

I’m sorry but I’m of a different opinion.

I’m sorry, but I disagree.

Sorry, I can’t accept your opinion that …

The problem is that …

This is in complete contradiction to …

What I object to is …

With all due respect, …