THE IDEA

Meaning of THE IDEA in English

= the very idea

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

THE IDEA — the aim or purpose of an action. → idea
Concise Oxford 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
THE IDEA — n. phr. Used in exclamations to show that you do not like something. The idea! Thinking Mother was my sister! …
American Idioms English vocabulary
IDEA — (ˈ)ī|dēə, (ˈ)ī|diə; chiefly in southern US ˈī_dē(ə) or ˈī_di(ə); dial or archaic (ˈ)ī|dē; in NewEng extremely frequent with intrusive r …
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 …
Longman Activator English vocab
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 …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck from …
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WITH — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a break with the past (= when something is done in a completely different way …
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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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UP — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
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TAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony takes place ▪ The ceremony took place on 13th June at 2:30. …
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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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S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
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RIGHT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a civil rights lawyer ▪ He has worked as a civil rights lawyer for …
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OUT — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bell rings out (= it rings loudly ) ▪ The bells rang out …
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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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ON — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb falls on sth ▪ A bomb fell on the cathedral during the …
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OFF — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb explodes/goes off ▪ Forty people were injured when the bomb exploded. ▪ …
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NO — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES absolutely no ▪ He has absolutely no experience of marketing. at no extra cost …
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MAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a factory produces/makes sth ▪ The factory produces an incredible 100 cars per hour. …
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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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IT — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES and you know it ▪ ‘That’s not what I mean, and you know it …
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HAVE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES As we have seen ▪ As we have seen in chapter four, women’s …
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GOOD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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GO — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bill goes through parliament (= it goes through the process of being made …
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GIVE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a witness gives evidence ▪ Child witnesses gave evidence using closed circuit television cameras. …
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GET — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a situation worsens/deteriorates/gets worse ▪ Reports from the area suggest the situation has worsened. be …
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FOR — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a constitution provides for sth (= it says something must be done ) ▪ …
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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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DO — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a done deal informal (= something that has been completely agreed ) ▪ …
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COME — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bill comes to sth (= is for that amount ) ▪ The bill …
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CLOSE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a careful/close analysis ▪ Students learn to make a close analysis of the texts. …
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BE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby …
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BACK — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a back window ▪ The burglar had got in through one of the back …
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AT — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird pecks (at) sth (= makes small movements with its head ) ▪ Some …
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