idea is on the Basic English 850 List.
ice - idea - if
idea is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
I - idea - identify

Pronunciation

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Singular
idea

Plural
ideas

  1. (countable) An idea is a concept or a thought.
    It was a good idea.
  2. (countable) An idea is something abstract (not concrete).
    Love is just an idea.
  3. (countable) An idea is a way to see something, a view.
    He changed her ideas on religion.
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