idea (noun)
1idea — ► NOUN 1) a thought or suggestion about a possible course of action. 2) a mental impression. 3) a belief. 4) (the idea) the aim or purpose. ORIGIN Greek, form, pattern …
2idea — noun 1 plan/suggestion ADJECTIVE ▪ bright, brilliant, clever, excellent, good, great, marvellous/marvelous, nice, wonderful ▪ …
3idea — noun 1 PLAN/SUGGESTION (C) a plan or suggestion for a possible course of action, especially one that you think of suddenly (+ for): What gave you the idea for the book? (+ of): What do you think about John s idea of recruiting two new people? |… …
4idea — noun 1) the idea of death scares her Syn: concept, notion, conception, thought; image, visualization; hypothesis, postulation 2) our idea is to open a new shop Syn: plan, scheme, design …
5noun phrase — noun a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb • Syn: ↑nominal phrase, ↑nominal • Hypernyms: ↑phrase * * * noun Usage: sometimes capitalized N&P : a syntactic element (as a word, phrase, or clause) that can be u …
6idea — is followed by of + noun (or verbal noun) when the meaning is ‘notion, concept’ (It s not my idea of having a good time) and by a to infinitive when after a construction with the verb be (The idea is to get the ball in the hole) …
7idea — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from idein to see more at wit Date: 14th century 1. a. a transcendent entity that is a real pattern of which existing things are imperfect representations b. a standard of perfection ; ideal …
8idea — UK US /aɪˈdɪə/ noun ► [C] a suggestion or plan for doing something: idea about sth »The CTO should have ideas about where the company needs to be heading in terms of technology. come up with/have an idea »He came up with the idea of promoting the …
9idea — noun 1》 a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action. ↘a mental impression. ↘a belief. 2》 (the idea) the aim or purpose of an action. 3》 Philosophy (in Platonic thought) an eternally existing pattern of which individual… …
10idea — noun 1) the idea of death Syn: concept, notion, conception, thought 2) our idea is to open a new shop Syn: plan, scheme, design, proposal, proposition, suggestion, aim …
