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idea


Definition: Meaning of, idea in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ʌɪˈdɪə /

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  1. plan/suggestion [countable] a plan or suggestion for a possible course of action, especially one that you think of suddenly
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  2. knowledge [uncountable and countable] a general understanding of something, based on some knowledge about it
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  3. aim/intention [uncountable and countable] the aim, intention, or purpose of doing something
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  4. how you imagine something to be [uncountable and countable] an image in your mind of what something is like or should be like
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  5. belief/opinion [countable usually plural] someone's opinion or belief about something
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  6. principle [countable] a principle or belief about how something is or should be
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  7. have an idea (that) to be fairly sure that something is true, without being completely sure
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  8. get the wrong idea to think that something is true when it is not
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  9. have the right idea to act or think in a way that will probably lead to the correct result
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  10. that's/there's an idea spoken used to say that you like what someone has just suggested
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  11. that's the idea spoken used to tell someone who is learning to do something that they are doing it the right way, in order to encourage them
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  12. that's the idea spoken used to emphasize what the main point of something is, or to say that someone understands that point
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  13. bright idea a very clever idea, often used in a joking way to mean a very stupid idea or action
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  14. give somebody ideas/put ideas into somebody's head to make someone think of doing something that they had not thought of doing before, especially something that they should not do
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  15. is it somebody's idea of a joke? used when you are surprised and often rather annoyed by what someone has said or done
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  16. what's the big idea? spoken used when you cannot understand why someone has done something
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  17. you have no idea (how/what etc) spoken used when you are telling someone that something is extremely good, bad etc
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  18. the idea! old-fashioned spoken used to express surprise or disapproval when someone has said something stupid
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idea used in phrases

  • preconceived idea (noun)
    1. an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence
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