THE IDEA

Meaning of THE IDEA in English

n. phr. Used in exclamations to show that you do not like something. The idea! Thinking Mother was my sister! The very idea of Tom bringing that dirty dog into my clean house!

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THE IDEA — the aim or purpose of an action. → idea
Concise Oxford English vocab
THE IDEA — = the very idea
Slang English vocab
THE IDEA — {v. phr.} To consider an idea or an offer periodically without coming to a decision. * /He was toying with …
Словарь английских идиом
IDEA
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IDEA — — idealess , adj. /uy dee"euh, uy deeeu"/ , n. 1. any conception existing in the mind as a result …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IDEA — ˈī-(ˌ)dē-ə or ˈī-dē noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from idein to see — more at wit Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
IDEA — noun a plan or purpose of action; intention; design. 2. idea ·noun a general notion, or a conception formed by …
Webster English vocab
IDEA — [idea] n [ME, fr. L, fr. Gk, fr. idein to see--more at wit] (14c) 1 a: a transcendent entity that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
IDEA — / aɪˈdɪə; NAmE -ˈdiːə/ noun PLAN / THOUGHT 1. [ C ] idea (for sth) | idea (of sth) | …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IDEA — i ‧ dea S1 W1 /aɪˈdɪə/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: Greek , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
IDEA — n. 1 a conception or plan formed by mental effort (have you any ideas?; had the idea of writing a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
IDEA — n. 1 a conception or plan formed by mental effort (have you any ideas?; had the idea of writing a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
IDEA — n.1 a conception or plan formed by mental effort (have you any ideas?; had the idea of writing a book). …
Oxford English vocab
IDEA — ( ideas) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. An idea is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
IDEA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a central idea ▪ This was a central idea in Marxist theory. a clear picture/idea …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IDEA — (PURPOSE) [noun] [U] - a purpose or reason for doing somethingThe idea of this game is to get rid of …
Cambridge English vocab
IDEA — Synonyms and related words : abstract thought, act of thought, admonition, advice, advising, advocacy, affective meaning, aim, ambition, animus, apprehension, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
IDEA — noun 1 plan/suggestion ADJECTIVE ▪ bright , brilliant , clever , excellent , good , great , marvellous/marvelous , nice …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
IDEA — See ↑ IDEA 1,3, ↑ PURPOSE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a good idea • ↑ bright idea • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
IDEA — INDEX: 1. something that you think of 2. a good idea 3. an idea or set of ideas that explains …
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IDEA — n. 25B6; noun the idea of death scares her : CONCEPT, notion, conception, thought; image, visualization; hypothesis, postulation. our idea …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
IDEA — n. 1 concept, conception, construct, thought, notion, plan, design, scheme, suggestion, recommendation Is that your idea of a good singing …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
IDEA — noun BAD : I had the brilliant idea to invite Sonia to my party. GOOD : I had the brilliant …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
IDEA — сущ. 1) идея; мысль; план, намерение; мысленный образ, фантазия to get, hit upon an idea ≈ прийти к мысли to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
IDEA — idea.ogg aıʹdıə n 1. идея, мысль basic /essential, fundamental/ idea - основная /главная/ мысль /идея/ what a funny idea! - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IDEA — idea сущ.1) идея; мысль; план, намерение; мысленный образ, фантазия to get, hit upon an idea — прийти к мысли to …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
IDEA — n 1. идея, мысль basic /essential, fundamental/ idea - основная /главная/ мысль /идея/ what a funny idea! - что за …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
IDEA — сущ. 1) идея; мысль; план, намерение; мысленный образ, фантазия to get, hit upon an idea — прийти к мысли to …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
IDEA — сущ. 1) идея; мысль; план, намерение; мысленный образ, фантазия to get, hit upon an idea — прийти к мысли to develop an idea …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
IDEA — _n. 1> идея; мысль; that's the idea - вот именно!; вот это мысль! 2> понятие, представление; we hadn't the slightest …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
IDEA — n. 1. идея; мысль; that's the idea - вот именно!; вот это мысль! 2. понятие, представление; we hadn't the slightest …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
IDEA — _n. 1> идея; мысль; that's the idea вот именно!; вот это мысль! 2> понятие, представление; we hadn't the slightest idea …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
IDEA — замысел; план; понятие; мысль - abstract idea - basic idea - extramural idea - idea of the invention - initial idea - inventive idea - mere idea - …
Англо-Русский словарь по патентам и товарным знакам
IDEA — сущ. 1) идея; мысль; план, намерение; мысленный образ, фантазия to get, hit upon an idea ≈ прийти к мысли to …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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