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[aɪˈdɪə]
noun
1) [C] a thought that you have about how to do something or how to deal with something
What a brilliant idea![/ex]
Then I had an idea: we could stay with Mark.[/ex]
Then she got the idea of sending the poems to a publisher.[/ex]
an idea for a new TV show[/ex]
2) [C] an opinion, or a belief
I don't agree with his ideas on education.[/ex]
She has some pretty strange ideas about how to bring up children.[/ex]
We didn't have a clear idea of what to expect from the training course.[/ex]
3) [singular/U] information or knowledge that you have about something
They had no idea what time they were supposed to arrive.[/ex]
I had only a basic idea of how the machine worked.[/ex]
4) [C/U] a purpose. or an intention
My parents wanted me to be a doctor, but I had other ideas.[/ex]
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get the idea — informal to understand something, often something that is not expressed directly[/ex]
Okay, I get the idea: you two want to be alone.[/ex]
+(that) I got the idea that he didn't want to answer the question.[/ex]
get the wrong idea — informal to believe something that is not true[/ex]
I'll explain everything to George. I wouldn't want him to get the wrong idea.[/ex]
it's a good idea to do sth — used for giving someone advice about what they should do[/ex]
It's a good idea to get someone else's opinion about it first.[/ex]
put ideas into sb's head — informal to make someone think that they can or should do something[/ex]
Don't talk to Ralph about joining the army: I don't want you putting ideas into his head.[/ex]

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