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Definition idea in British English

idea noun

noun
/aɪˈdɪə/

▪ bad, bright, brilliant, clear, excellent, good, strange, vague

➡ achieve, argument, mind

1

a thought that you have about how to do something or how to deal with something

Example

What a brilliant idea!

Example

Then I had an idea: we could stay with Mark.

Example

an idea for a new TV show

Example

Where do you get the ideas for your stories?

Example

How did you get the idea to remove the window from the outside?

Example

Then she got the idea of sending the poems to a publisher.

Synonyms and related words
thought idea belief
1.1

an opinion or belief

Example

I don't agree with his ideas about education.

Example

Her ideas on the subject were not ones I shared.

Example

She has some pretty strange ideas about how to bring up children.

Synonyms and related words
opinion attitude view
1.2

how you imagine something to be

Example

We didn't have a clear idea of what to expect from the training course.

Example

Standing in the rain for two hours was not my idea of fun.

Example

Lying by the pool with a good book is my idea of heaven.

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thought idea belief
2

information or knowledge that you have about something

Example

I had only a basic idea of how the machine worked.

Example

They had no idea what time they were supposed to arrive.

Example

He didn't have the slightest idea of how she really felt.

Example

What's the idea behind these proposals?

Example

The idea is to make more people rich.

Example

My parents wanted me to be a doctor, but I had other ideas.

Example

He had arrived at the school with the idea of starting a band.

Synonyms and related words
purpose role goal
4

a principle

Example

The policy is based on the idea that some industries need to be protected from market forces.

Example

I'm a great believer in the idea of democracy.

Synonyms and related words
thought idea belief
Definition idea in British English