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/iˈðea/
Translation
idea, notion
Word origin
From Latin idea ('idea, form, archetype'), borrowed from Greek idea ('form, pattern, appearance'), from the root of idein ('to see').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- idea
- English cognates
- idea, ideal, idol, video
Grammar
Examples
, ?
It is a brilliant idea, why had we not thought of it before?
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I have no idea where they have gone.
, .
The idea is good, but it needs a bit more development.
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He had a brilliant idea while having his coffee this morning.
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I changed my mind at the last moment and did not go to the concert.
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He had a good idea while walking to work.
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Spanish Politeness: Softening Requests (¿Podría...?, ¿Te importaría...?, quisiera)
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Spanish Possessive Pronouns: el mío, el tuyo, el suyo and the Long Possessives
Spanish Prefixes: des-, re-, in-, pre- (deshacer, imposible, rehacer)
Spanish Compound Prepositions and Tricky Choices: delante de, a pesar de, soñar con
Advanced Spanish Relative Pronouns: el que, el cual, lo cual and cuyo
Spanish Relative Pronouns: que, quien, lo que, donde and cuando
The Spanish Accidental se (se me cayó, se me olvidó)
The Spanish Subjunctive in Adverbial Clauses: Rules and Practice
The Spanish Subjunctive in Relative (Adjective) Clauses, with Practice
How Spanish Builds Verbs: -izar, -ecer, -ificar, -ear (realizar, oscurecer, simplificar)
Verbs of Becoming in Spanish: ponerse, hacerse, volverse, convertirse en, llegar a ser
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