ideas
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
An inflected form of idea · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,380 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,281 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about also: thought it was not a good ideathe thought never entered my mind
- your intention; what you intend to do also: mind he had in mind to see his old teacherthe idea of the game is to capture all the pieces
- a personal view he has an idea that we don't like him
- an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth also: estimate, estimation, approximation an estimate of what it would costa rough idea how long it would take
- (music) melodic subject of a musical composition also: theme, melodic theme, musical theme the theme is announced in the first measuresthe accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it
ideas in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The Major's ideas appeared to be in a vague stampede.
The Club of Queer Trades · G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton · Chapter 1
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With the gravest fears the most whimsical ideas will occur.
In the Wilderness · Charles Dudley Warner · Chapter 1
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He was weak-headed, and forged ideas out of nothing at all.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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And how delightful other people’s emotions were!—much more delightful than their ideas, it seemed to him.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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M. Desormeaux, the head clerk at the Department of Justice, was an old legitimist, much imbued with reactionary ideas.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1