idea
/aɪˈdɪə/
#204 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
A thought or plan that you form in your mind.
Word origin
From Greek idea, meaning a form or pattern, which came into English through Latin.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- idea
Grammar
Gender
Pluralideas
Examples
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"Idea" means a thought or plan in your mind.
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"Ideas" is the plural, meaning more than one thought or plan.
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Here "idea" means you do not know the answer at all.
"Idea" is a thought or plan that comes into your mind. When you say "I have no idea", you mean you simply do not know.
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