idea
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1.0
- noun
- /aɪˈdiːə/
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idea
- No one has any idea what is going on.
- new ideas
- a big idea
- the main idea
Which is where Trump gets most of his ideas now.
- Which is where Trump gets most of his ideas now.
- No one has any idea what is going on.
- So let's then start with this idea of hoovering.
- One of the people that he credits his ideas to is Tolstoy.
- But I still had no idea what was coming.
- But I'm I must have thought it was a good idea anyways.
- The idea of ideas, the form of forms.
- I think that this idea is reminiscent of that.
Examples
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Schools need a curriculum rich in issues and ideas that go beyond just core knowledge.
Academic text (2011) -
OK, I have the best idea for you.
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It's not just a good idea, it's the law.
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So what are some key ideas from the work itself?
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During the course, I got some ideas that I can use in my class.
Academic text (2013) -
The purpose is to get students to put ideas down on paper quickly and accurately.
Academic text (2013) -
The focus group approach allowed for an exchange of ideas among the hospice social workers.
Academic text (2011) -
So that's when we had the idea to do this video.
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Yeah, that's a good idea.
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She proposed an innovative idea to improve the recycling program in our town.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
The process of thinking or an idea that comes from thinking
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4.5
An idea you get after seeing many examples, like freedom
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1.4
An idea or plan offered for others to consider
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3.7
An idea or wish to do something, often sudden
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3.4
A creative work or idea made by someone's imagination
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4.6
An idea or plan someone forms in their mind
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3.2
An important plan or reason that guides a project
Antonyms
Idioms
A person who has gear for an activity but does not know how to use it
- Informal
To ask why someone is doing something when you are annoyed or surprised
Compounds
How Developed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Idea comes from an old Greek word idea meaning 'form' and the verb idein meaning 'to see'. Think of an idea as a picture or 'form' you 'see' in your mind, which is why it now means a thought, plan, or belief and why we also have ideal for a perfect 'form'.