in my humble opinion

English

Prepositional phrase

in my humble opinion

1. Used to introduce or qualify a statement, as expressing one's own view, not one backed by external authority or to be accepted without question
   • 2025 October 15, Vitali Vitaliev, “The recipe for Swiss bliss”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 68:

     So what is it that makes SBB (Swiss national railways) tick? In my humble opinion, two things. Firstly, a comprehensive and set-in-stone integrated timetable (incorporating trains, ferries, cable cars and buses, including the world-famous yellow 'post-autos'), compiled four years in advance and which gets tested twice before it becomes operational.

Synonyms

• IMHO, in my opinion, in my view, by my lights, in my honest opinion, See Thesaurus:in my opinion

Translations

used to introduce or qualify a statement

• Czech: dle mého skromného názoru
• Danish: efter min beskedne mening
• French: à mon humble avis (fr), à mon humble opinion
• German: meiner bescheidenen Meinung nach
• Hungarian: szerény véleményem szerint
• Italian: a mio modesto parere
• Polish: moim skromnym zdaniem
• Russian: по моему́ скро́мному разуме́нию (po mojemú skrómnomu razuméniju)
• Spanish: en mi humilde opinión