🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Idee

Pronunciation / Transliteration: idee

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Idea/aɪˈdɪə/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #300 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie hatte eine brillante Idee für das Projekt."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action.

    "She had a brilliant idea for the project that impressed everyone."
  2. 2

    A mental representation of something.

    "The idea of freedom varies from culture to culture."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'idea' originates from the Greek 'ἰδέα' (idea), meaning 'form' or 'appearance'. It entered Latin as 'idea' and was adopted into Middle English in the late 14th century, evolving to encompass notions of thought and conception.

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