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Idea I Sth Noun Fikir Good  /Aɪˈdɪə  ˈdiːə 

Level A1 
Kind noun
Front idea 
IPA  /aɪˈdɪə  ; US -ˈdiːə  / noun
Back fikir, öneri
düşünce, anlayış
Back 2

idea (noun)

 /aɪˈdɪə  ; US -ˈdiːə  / noun
 
 1 [countable]
an idea (for sth); an idea (of sth/of doing sth)
a plan, thought or suggestion, especially about what to do in a particular situation
fikir, öneri
 That's a good idea!
 He's got an idea for a new play.
 I had the bright idea of getting Jane to help me with my homework.
 Has anyone got any ideas of how to tackle this problem?
 It was your idea to invite so many people to the party.
 We're toying with the idea of buying a villa in Spain.
 2 [singular]
an idea (of sth)
a picture or impression in your mind
fikir;
tasavvur
 She doesn't seem to have any idea of what I'm talking about.
 You have no idea how difficult it was to find a time that suited everybody.
 The programme gave a good idea of what life was like before the war.
 Staying in to watch the football on TV is not my idea of a good time.
 3 [countable]
an idea (about sth)
an opinion or belief
düşünce;
anlayış
 She has her own ideas about how to bring up children.
 4 (the idea)
[singular]
the idea (of sth/of doing sth)
the aim or purpose of sth
amaç
 The idea of the course is to teach the basics of car maintenance.
IDIOMS
get the idea
to understand the aim or purpose of sth
anlamak
 Right! I think I've got the idea.
get the idea that …
to get the feeling or impression that …
fikrine kapılmak
 Where did you get the idea that I was paying for this meal?
have an idea that …
to have a feeling or think that …
sanmak
 I'm not sure but I have an idea that they've gone on holiday.
not have the faintest/foggiest (idea)
to not know at all
en ufak bir fikri dahi olmamak
 I haven't the faintest idea where they've gone.
 

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