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UK
/aɪdˈiə/
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[ US /aɪˈdiə/ ]
[ US /aɪˈdiə/ ]
NOUN
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(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
the theme is announced in the first measures
the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it -
your intention; what you intend to do
he had in mind to see his old teacher
the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces -
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
an estimate of what it would cost
a rough idea how long it would take -
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
the thought never entered my mind
it was not a good idea -
a personal view
he has an idea that we don't like him
How To Use idea In A Sentence
- The speech was brimming with ideas for rewarding work and reducing dependency. Times, Sunday Times
- A substantial element of the system is the set of physical exercises performed in pairs and again based on the idea of the power of co-operation.
- Some of my remarks here are directed toward conventional scientists, who generally refrain from commenting critically on the wild ideas of a few of their colleagues because it is bad manners.
- While the site focuses mainly on their environmental concerns, they're also up in arms about the Bush administration's general abuse and disregard for science - including the idea that abstinence is some kind of cureall. News from the House of Sticks -
- For a very long time I loved the idea of writing but did very little - I published a few stories, and workshopped myself into submission.
- We're going to work freehand as well as with a few stencils - we might try the idea in the book of using chalk dust, or we may just use the chalks as-is.
- The idea is to give them a bit of puppy love. The Sun
- She was obviously a little startled at this idea.
- It seems to embrace a lot of our speculations here about the willful nature of ideas, and works well for things within our conscious realm, from babies to ballpoints.
- Thus, the power of drawing iron is one of the ideas of the complex one of that substance we call a loadstone; and a power to be so drawn is a part of the complex one we call iron: which powers pass for inherent qualities in those subjects. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
